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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2004-1885 json

Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs as SYSTEM by using the SITE command to modify…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1878

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 4.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary programs as SYSTEM by using the SITE command to modify certain iFtpSvc options that are handled by iftpmgr.exe.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

3.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/11206 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9953 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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