Path traversal in Serv-U FTP Server - CVE-2024-28072
Published: May 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89158
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28072
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote administrator on the local network can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Serv-U FTP Server
How to mitigate CVE-2024-28072
Install update from vendor's website.
Serv-U FTP Server - update to 15.4.2 Hotfix 1