VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-1564

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dan Costin File Transfer before 1.2f allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the filename.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.34%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dan Costin File Transfer before 1.2f allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the filename.

CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 2.34% probability · 84th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 November 2007
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: file-transfer/file transfer
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-31536 source ↗	File Transfer 1.2 - Request File Directory Traversalwindows · teeed	remote	10 November 2007	yes

References

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