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    CVE-2008-2779

    Directory traversal vulnerability in GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Home 8.2.0 Build 02.26.2008.4 and CuteFTP Pro 8.2.0 Build 04.01.2008.1 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

    Published:Jun 19, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 19, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0023
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Globalscape
    Product
    Cuteftp

    Exploits

    http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.htmlhttp://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High