CVE-2004-2532 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by connecting to the server using the default administrator account, creating a new user, logging in as that new user, and then using the SITE EXEC command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.25% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| solarwinds | serv-u file server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP Server 3.x < 5.x - Local Privilege Escalation | 2004-08-08 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0216.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/8877
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16925
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0216.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/8877
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16925
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