CVE-2008-2889 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceBIT WISE-FTP 4.1.0 and 5.5.8 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.21% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wise-ftp | wise-ftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WISE-FTP 4.1/5.5.8 - FTP Client 'LIST' Directory Traversal | 2008-06-20 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30663
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30788
- http://vuln.sg/wiseftp558-en.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29844
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1898/references
- http://www.wise-ftp.com/news/index.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30663
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30788
- http://vuln.sg/wiseftp558-en.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29844
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1898/references
- http://www.wise-ftp.com/news/index.htm
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