CVE-2010-4790

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in FilterFTP 2.0.3, 2.0.5, and probably earlier versions, allows remote FTP servers to write arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in a filename. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.org/1010-exploits/filterftp-traversal.txt exploit
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/directory_traversal_vulnerability_in_filterftp.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/41737 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514182/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8218 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4790?
CVE-2010-4790 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4790?
To fix CVE-2010-4790, 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-2010-4790 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4790 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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