🛡️ CVE-2008-7262 — pyftpdlib

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-22 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Directory traversal in pyftpdlib

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.3.0 allow remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and directories via vectors involving a symlink in a pathname to a (1) CWD, (2) DELE, (3) STOR, or (4) RETR command.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low.

Weakness class

CVE-2008-7262 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2008-7262 is recorded against 1 package.

  • pyftpdlib (fixed in 0.3.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 14 October 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector 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
CWE CWE-22
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-10-14
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pyftpdlib — 0.3.0

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