Directory traversal vulnerability in SmartSoft Ltd SmartFTP Client 4.0.1124.0, and possibly other versions before 4.0 Build 1133, allows remote FTP servers to overwrite arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in a filename
Published Aug 20, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.35%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in SmartSoft Ltd SmartFTP Client 4.0.1124.0, and possibly other versions before 4.0 Build 1133, allows remote FTP servers to overwrite arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in a filename. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.35% (0.01354) | 70.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.38% (0.01380) | 68.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 37.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 55.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 54.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 50.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 61.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40899 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/directory_traversal_in_smartftp.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.smartftp.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16425-smartftp-client-40-change-log/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40899 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/directory_traversal_in_smartftp.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.smartftp.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16425-smartftp-client-40-change-log/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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