CVE-2008-2795 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP and SFTP clients in IDM Computer Solutions Inc UltraEdit 14.00b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command.

Published: 2008-06-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 9.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:idm_computer_solutions_inc:ultraedit:14.00b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2788	Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP and SFTP clients in IDM Computer Solutions Inc UltraEdit 14.00b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09529.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30749
http://vuln.sg/ultraedit1400b-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29784
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1864/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43149

History

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Subscriptions

Idm Computer Solutions Inc Ultraedit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-20T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:14:14.963Z

Reserved: 2008-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2795

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-20T11:48:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:54:28.247

Link: CVE-2008-2795

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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