MEDIUM
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 allow remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and directories via a .
Published Oct 19, 2010
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.91%
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 allow remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and directories via a .. (dot dot) in a (1) LIST, (2) STOR, or (3) RETR command.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
5.3 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Low
Vulnerable System Integrity Low
Vulnerable System Availability Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
6.3 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.91% 0.01905
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01905
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 78.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01260) | 65.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 54.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 70.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00243) | 64.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 60.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 58.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00350) | 67.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=9 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=16 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn16&r=16&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/FTPServer.py x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8wg-36r9-7f4q Advisory
- https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/9
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-20.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6736
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 19, 2010
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Oct 19, 2010
Link CVE-2007-6736
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-F8WG-36R9-7F4Q Updated n/a