CVE-2009-1031

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.1 through 7.4.0.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via a \.. (backslash dot dot) in an MKD request.

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 (+8)

References

http://osvdb.org/52773
http://secunia.com/advisories/34329
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34125
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0738
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49258
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8211
http://osvdb.org/52773
http://secunia.com/advisories/34329
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34125
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0738
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49258
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8211

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