CVE-2008-5175 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.53% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| visicommedia | aceftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AceFTP 3.80.3 - 'LIST' Directory Traversal | 2008-06-27 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30792
- http://vuln.sg/aceftp3803-en.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29989
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1954/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30792
- http://vuln.sg/aceftp3803-en.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29989
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1954/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43400
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD