# CVE-2008-2399: Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FireFTP add-on before 0.98.20080518 for Firefox allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to (1) MLSD and (2) LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1596/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42516
- http://www.mozdev.org/source/browse/fireftp/src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in.diff?r1=1.58%3Br2=1.59%3Bf=h
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29289
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30284
- http://vuln.sg/fireftp0971-en.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/906907

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