WS_FTP 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a CD command that contains an invalid path with a "../" sequence.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1643 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.50%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24416 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-08-30 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 12.57% | 7.50% | -5.07% |
| 2 | 2026-01-15 | 9.47% | 12.57% | +3.10% |
| 3 | 2025-07-07 | — | 9.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| progress | ws_ftp_server | 5.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109389890712888&w=2 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12406 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11065 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17155 |