CVE-2001-0054 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server versions prior to 2.5i. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass FTP root restrictions and access arbitrary files on the system. Attackers can achieve this by appending specific strings like "/..%20." to CD commands, a variant of a dot-dot attack. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to potential information disclosure (confidentiality impact). There is no impact on integrity or availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.