CVE-2011-4266 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious executable in a directory accessed by FFFTP when reading extensionless files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4266?
CVE-2011-4266 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Dec 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in FFFTP before 1.98d allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3991.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ffftp Ffftp.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-4266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7xc-f7xc-395f.