CVE-2020-26299

File System Bounds Escape

Published Feb 10, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
ftp-srv is an open-source FTP server designed to be simple yet configurable. In ftp-srv before version 4.4.0 there is a path-traversal vulnerability. Clients of FTP servers utilizing ftp-srv hosted on Windows machines can escape the FTP user's defined root folder using the expected FTP commands, for example, CWD and UPDR. When windows separators exist within the path (`\`), `path.resolve` leaves the upper pointers intact and allows the user to move beyond the root folder defined for that user. We did not take that into account when creating the path resolve function. The issue is patched in version 4.4.0 (commit 457b859450a37cba10ff3c431eb4aa67771122e3).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0563 ftp-srv is an open-source FTP server designed to be simple yet configurable. In ftp-srv before version 4.4.0 there is a path-traversal vulnerability. Clients of FTP servers utilizing ftp-srv hosted on Windows machines can escape the FTP user's defined root folder using the expected FTP commands, for example, CWD and UPDR. When windows separators exist within the path (`\`), `path.resolve` leaves the upper pointers intact and allows the user to move beyond the root folder defined for that user. We did not take that into account when creating the path resolve function. The issue is patched in version 4.4.0 (commit 457b859450a37cba10ff3c431eb4aa67771122e3).
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pmw4-jgxx-pcq9 File System Bounds Escape
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 10, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 10, 2021, 12:00 AM