VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5175

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability2.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references