CVE-2004-2487 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Nexgen FTP Server versions prior to 2.2.3.23. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to read or list arbitrary files on the server by injecting directory traversal sequences (e.g., "..", "\..\", "/../") into various FTP commands like RETR, NLST, LIST, RNFR, or RNTO. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a moderate severity with low attack complexity, requiring authentication, and primarily impacting confidentiality. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or media coverage has been reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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