CVE-2004-2487

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Nexgen FTP Server before 2.2.3.23 allows remote authenticated users to read or list arbitrary files via (1) "..", (2) "\..\" (backslash dot dot), or (3) "/../" sequences in (a) RETR (get), (b) NLST (ls), (c) LIST (ls), (d) RNFR, or (e) RNTO FTP commands.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.31% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11216	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4557	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9970	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15594	vdb entry
http://www.nexgenserver.com/cgi-bin/loadframe2.cgi?/History.html	url repurposed
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009545.html	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2487?: CVE-2004-2487 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2487?: To fix CVE-2004-2487, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2487 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2487 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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