# CVE-2004-0148: Auth bypass in n/a

> Local users can bypass FTP access restrictions by modifying home directory permissions, forcing the server to use the root directory instead.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-878w-8w5v-4v3j

## What is CVE-2004-0148?

CVE-2004-0148 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sgi Propack, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

wu-ftpd 2.6.2 and earlier, with the restricted-gid option enabled, allows local users to bypass access restrictions by changing the permissions to prevent access to their home directory, which causes wu-ftpd to use the root directory instead.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0148?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sgi Propack, Washington University Wu-Ftpd.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0148?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2004-0148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sgi Propack

- [CVE-2004-0521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0521/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0110/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1859/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2004-0519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0519/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2004-0233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0233/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0148 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sgi Propack, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sgi Propack. 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-2004-0148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0148

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0148/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.