WISE-FTP 4.1.0/5.5.8 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WISE-FTP 4.1.0/5.5.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2889. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WISE-FTP 4.1.0/5.5.8. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2008 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wise-ftp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2889 since 06/27/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (31941), SecurityFocus (BID 29844†) and Secunia (SA30663†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2453 days 🔍
02/10/2025 +3619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wise-ftp.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-2889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42947
SecurityFocus: 29844
Secunia: 30663
Vupen: ADV-2008-1898

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 02/10/2025 10:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (44), 09/27/2018 09:28 (7), 02/10/2025 10:58 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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