CVE-2004-1885 describes a critical vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2, allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs with SYSTEM privileges. This is achieved by manipulating iFtpSvc options via the SITE command, which are then processed by iftpmgr.exe. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, though it requires local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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.