CVE-2007-4842

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Enriva Development Magellan Explorer 3.32 build 2305 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Affected products

Enriva Development Magellan Explorer: through 3.32_build2305

References

http://blog.hispasec.com/lab/advisories/adv_MagellanExplorer_3_32_Remote_Traversal.txt
http://osvdb.org/40501
http://secunia.com/advisories/26737
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3123
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478755/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018661
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3103
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36499
http://blog.hispasec.com/lab/advisories/adv_MagellanExplorer_3_32_Remote_Traversal.txt
http://osvdb.org/40501
http://secunia.com/advisories/26737
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3123

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