CVE-2008-2399
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.49% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- fireftp/fireftp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30284Vendor Advisory
- http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907US 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30284Vendor Advisory
- http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907US 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.