CVE-2001-1386 describes a critical vulnerability in WFTPD 3.00 that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files. By uploading a specially crafted file ending in ".lnk." (with an extra dot), attackers can bypass the server's security checks for .lnk extensions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation requiring no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions across various platforms.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:texasimperialsoftware:wftpd:3.00:r5:*:*:pro:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.