CVE-1999-0887

Exp

FTGate web interface server allows remote attackers to read files via a .. (dot dot) attack.

Published: 1999-11-04 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0887 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.62%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0887

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19223 exploit_db edb 1999-05-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0887

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 4.86% 3.62% -1.24%
2 2025-03-29 3.62% 4.86% +1.24%
3 2025-03-17 3.62%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
floosietek ftgate 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:floosietek:ftgate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0887

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