Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to (1) MLSD and (2) LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345
Published May 22, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.49%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to (1) MLSD and (2) LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03486) | 88.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03486) | 87.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 58.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01313) | 86.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01313) | 84.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 71.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 79.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 77.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.00% (0.02003) | 56.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30284 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mozdev.org/source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.59%3Bf=h x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30284 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.mozdev.org/source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.59%3Bf=h | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.