Directory traversal vulnerability in CesarFTP 0.98b and earlier allows remote authenticated users (such as anonymous) to read arbitrary fil…

published 2001-05-27 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1316

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 8.2%; EPSS 8.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in CesarFTP 0.98b and earlier allows remote authenticated users (such as anonymous) to read arbitrary files via a GET with a filename that contains a ...%5c (modified dot dot).

Timeline

2001-05-27 First public exploit (EDB-20884)
2001-05-27 Published

Exploit prediction

8.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-20884 ACLogic CesarFTP 0.98b - Directory Traversal remote, 2001-05-27
iss.net http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6606.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

iss.net /security_center/static/6606.php
vdb-entry, exploit, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/2786
vdb-entry
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0252.html
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2001-1335
NVD CVE-2001-1335

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Summary