Remote Root Access Vulnerability in wu-ftp FTP Server 2.4

Remote Root Access Vulnerability in wu-ftp FTP Server 2.4

CVE-1999-0080 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

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