CVE-2004-1885

Exp

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.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1885 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.67%, 91th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1885

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1885

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 2026-04-04 5.25% 6.67% +1.42%
2 2025-03-30 5.08% 5.25% +0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 5.08% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1885

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1885

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1885

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
progress ws_ftp_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1885

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