Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0887. PoCs published by Marc.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Floosietek's FTGate mail server. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the URL path.
Description
FTGate web interface server allows remote attackers to read files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Marc · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19223
This is a writeup describing a directory traversal vulnerability in Floosietek's FTGate mail server. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the URL path.
Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
Floosietek FTGate (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the FTGate web interface · Knowledge of target file paths
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources third-party-advisory
x_refsource_eeye
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD05261999.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1137
Scores
EPSS
0.0577
EPSS Percentile
92.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
floosietek/ftgate
2.1
Published
Nov 04, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026