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CVE-2008-5275

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5275 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in net2ftp versions 0.96 stable and 0.97 beta, specifically within the "Unzip archive" and "Upload files and archives" functionalities. Attackers can exploit this by embedding ".." (dot dot) sequences in filenames within TAR or ZIP archives, allowing them to create, read, or delete arbitrary files on the server, with potential for remote code execution by creating PHP files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:net2ftp:net2ftp:0.96:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.97CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:net2ftp:net2ftp:0.97:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0270 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/30611
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42994
vuln.sg / net2ftp096-en.html
securityfocus.com / bid/29664