# CVE-2001-0480: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on Alex's FTP Server via directory traversal in GET or CD commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 May 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wcm2-97pp-qw79

## What is CVE-2001-0480?

CVE-2001-0480 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Alex's FTP Server 0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ... (modified dot dot) in the (1) GET or (2) CD commands.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0480?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alex Linde Alexs Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0480?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0480 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0480 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0480 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0480/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0480

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.