Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP and SFTP clients in IDM Computer Solutions Inc UltraEdit 14.00b allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- UltraEdit 14.00b - FTP/SFTP 'LIST' Directory Traversal EDB-31936 · remote · Jun 17, 2008 · verified
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References
- 30749 third-party-advisory
- ultraedit-list-directory-traversal(43149) vdb-entry
- http://vuln.sg/ultraedit1400b-en.html
- 29784 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1864 vdb-entry