CVE-2008-5275

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (a) "Unzip archive" and (b) "Upload files and archives" functionality in net2ftp 0.96 stable and 0.97 beta allow remote attackers to create, read, or delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) TAR or (2) ZIP archive. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by creating a .php file.

Published: 2008-11-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5275 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5275

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 0.78% 0.43% -0.35%
2 2025-03-29 0.43% 0.78% +0.35%
3 2025-03-17 0.43%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5275

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5275

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5275

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
net2ftp net2ftp 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:net2ftp:net2ftp:0.96:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
net2ftp net2ftp 0.97 cpe:2.3:a:net2ftp:net2ftp:0.97:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5275

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