Directory traversal vulnerability in TYPSoft FTP server 0.97.1 and earlier allows a remote authenticated user (possibly anonymous) to list a
Directory traversal vulnerability in TYPSoft FTP server 0.97.1 and earlier allows a remote authenticated user (possibly anonymous) to list arbitrary directories via a .. in a LIST (ls) command ending in wildcard *.* characters.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jul 3, 2002
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 81th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| typsoft | typsoft ftp server | cpe:2.3:a:typsoft:typsoft_ftp_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- typsoft typsoft ftp server0.85
- typsoft typsoft ftp server0.93
- typsoft typsoft ftp server0.95
- typsoft typsoft ftp server0.96
- typsoft typsoft ftp server0.97
Same product
typsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-3294Typsoft FTP Server 1.11, with "Sub Directory Include" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending multi22Monitor
- CVE-2001-1156TYPSoft FTP 0.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a "../../*" argument to (1) STOR or (2) RETR.22Monitor
- CVE-2001-0294Directory traversal vulnerability in TYPSoft FTP Server 0.85 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) a ..21Monitor
- CVE-2004-0252TYPSoft FTP Server 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an empty USER name.20Monitor
- CVE-2002-1354Directory traversal vulnerability in TYPSoft FTP Server 0.99.8 allows local users to list the contents of arbitrary directories via a ...20Monitor
- CVE-2012-5329Buffer overflow in TYPSoft FTP Server 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long stri19Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0090.html
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/6165.php
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2489
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.