CVE-2008-2889

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.17% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30663 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29844 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1898/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30788 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.wise-ftp.com/news/index.htm patch
http://vuln.sg/wiseftp558-en.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2889?
CVE-2008-2889 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2889?
To fix CVE-2008-2889, 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-2008-2889 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2889 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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