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CVE-2008-2399

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite a…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to (1) MLSD and (2) LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1596/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42516 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • mozdev.org /source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.5 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/29289 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30284 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vuln.sg /fireftp0971-en.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/906907 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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