CVE-2004-1643

Ws Ftp Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

7.5%

EPSS pct

94th

Exploited

No known

WS_FTP 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a CD command that contains an invalid path with a "../" sequence.

Affected vendor

Progress

Affected product

Ws Ftp Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published

2004-08-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-1643

Confirm whether Progress Ws Ftp Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-1643.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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