CVE-2005-2420 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
flsearch.pl in FtpLocate 2.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an HTTP GET request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.58% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-08-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ftplocate | ftplocate |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FtpLocate 2.02 - 'current' Remote Command Execution | 2005-07-25 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112230697123357&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16218
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014570
- http://www.osvdb.org/18305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14367
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21540
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112230697123357&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16218
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014570
- http://www.osvdb.org/18305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14367
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21540
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