Directory traversal vulnerability in Nexgen FTP Server before 2.2.3.23 allows remote authenticated users to read or list arbitrary files via "C:" sequences in the (1) RETR (get), (2) NLST (ls), (3) LIST (ls), (4) RNFR, or (5) RNTO FTP commands
Published Oct 25, 2005
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.55%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Nexgen FTP Server before 2.2.3.23 allows remote authenticated users to read or list arbitrary files via "C:" sequences in the (1) RETR (get), (2) NLST (ls), (3) LIST (ls), (4) RNFR, or (5) RNTO FTP commands.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01546) | 74.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01546) | 71.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 62.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01599) | 80.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01822) | 87.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 80.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 73.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 71.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 64.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 61.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.nexgenserver.com/cgi-bin/loadframe2.cgi?/History.html x_refsource_CONFIRMURL Repurposed
- http://www.osvdb.org/4557 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9970 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009545.html vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15594 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11216 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nexgenserver.com/cgi-bin/loadframe2.cgi?/History.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4557 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9970 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Mar/1009545.html | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15594 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.