CVE-2008-4501 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2008-4501

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1...

Vulnerability Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the RNTO command.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

serv-u file server
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.1.0.0, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.2.0.0, 7.2.0.1, 7.3.0.0, 7.3.0.1, 7.3.0.2

Timeline

Official Publish: October 8th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.