Directory traversal vulnerability in the third party tool from NetIQ, as used to secure the iSeries AS/400 FTP server, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files, including those from qsys.lib, via ".." sequences in a GET request
Published Apr 24, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.81%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the third party tool from NetIQ, as used to secure the iSeries AS/400 FTP server, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files, including those from qsys.lib, via ".." sequences in a GET request. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that "neither NetIQ Security Manager nor our iSeries Security Solutions are vulnerable.
Affected products
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:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 77.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 75.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00754) | 71.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.70% (0.05703) | 93.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 86.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01837) | 86.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013810 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/15791 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396628 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.venera.com/downloads/Canonicalization_problems_in_iSeries_FTP_security.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20260 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013810 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/15791 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396628 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.venera.com/downloads/Canonicalization_problems_in_iSeries_FTP_security.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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