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CVE-2008-28891 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceBIT WISE-FTP 4.1.0 and 5.5.8 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arb…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceBIT WISE-FTP 4.1.0 and 5.5.8 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-31941 WISE-FTP 4.1/5.5.8 - FTP Client 'LIST' Directory Traversal · remote · 2008-06-20

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/30663 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/29844 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1898/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30788 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • wise-ftp.com /news/index.htm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • vuln.sg /wiseftp558-en.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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