CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0080

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.90%

89th percentile - higher than 89% of all known CVEs

Summary

Certain configurations of the wu-ftp FTP server version 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting pointing to a directory with dangerous commands, allowing remote authenticated users to gain root access via the 'site exec' command.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that remote users can gain full system privileges, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the FTP server configuration so that _PATH_EXECPATH does not point to directories containing dangerous commands and to restrict access to the 'site exec' command.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS