HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-4194

Golden Ftp Server vulnerability

CVSS
8.1
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in Golden FTP Server 4.30 Free and Professional, 4.50, and possibly other versions allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the DELE command. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected vendor
Kmint21
Affected product
Golden Ftp Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-12-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-4194

  • Confirm whether Kmint21 Golden Ftp Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-4194.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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