CVE-2004-2532

Exp

Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by connecting to the server using the default administrator account, creating a new user, logging in as that new user, and then using the SITE EXEC command.

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-2004-2532 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2004-2532

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
381 exploit_db edb 2004-08-08 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2532

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 2025-12-01 7.22% 2.02% -5.20%
2 2025-03-30 13.29% 7.22% -6.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 13.29% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2532

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2532

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2532

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u_file_server <= 5.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.0.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 3.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 4.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:4.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 5.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 5.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:5.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 5.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:5.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2532

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