CVE-2008-1221 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in MicroWorld eScan Corporate Edition 9.0.742.98 and eScan Management Console (aka eScan Server) 9.0.742.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the RETR (get) command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.12% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microworld technologies | escan |
| microworld technologies | escan management console |
| microworld technologies | escan server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microworld eScan Server 9.0.742 - Directory Traversal | 2008-03-06 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/escaz-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29246
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489228/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41033
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/escaz-adv.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29246
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489228/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41033
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