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CVE-2008-4501

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the RNTO command.

Affected products

• SolarWinds Serv-U File Server: 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.1.0.0, 7.1.0.1 (+6)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32150
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4378
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2746
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6661
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32150
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4378
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2746
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6661

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