CVE-2008-4501

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the RNTO command.

Published: 2008-10-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4501 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.60%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4501

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6661 exploit_db edb 2008-10-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4501

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 2025-11-28 4.54% 4.60% +0.06%
2 2025-10-08 3.49% 4.54% +1.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.49% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4501

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4501

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4501

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4501

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