CVE-2009-1031

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Rhino Software Serv-U File Server 7.0.0.1 through 7.4.0.1 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via a \.. (backslash dot dot) in an MKD request.

Published: 2009-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2009-1031 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.15%, 95th percentile). 1 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-2009-1031

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8211 exploit_db edb 2009-03-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1031

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 16.09% 11.15% -4.94%
2 2026-05-10 14.82% 16.09% +1.27%
3 2026-03-20 — 14.82% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1031

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1031

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1031

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
solarwinds serv-u_file_server 7.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:7.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1031

cvelogic Threat Intelligence