CVE-2004-2487 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.97% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nexgen | nexgen ftp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NexGen FTP Server 1.0/2.x - Directory Traversal | 2004-03-24 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11216
- http://www.nexgenserver.com/cgi-bin/loadframe2.cgi?/History.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/4557
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9970
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009545.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15594
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11216
- http://www.nexgenserver.com/cgi-bin/loadframe2.cgi?/History.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/4557
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9970
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009545.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15594
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