CVE-2001-0295

War FTP 1.67.04 - Directory Traversal via DIR Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0295. PoCs published by se00020.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in War FTPD Server by using a specially crafted 'dir' command to access directories outside the FTP root. The PoC demonstrates the ability to read arbitrary files on the target system.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in War FTP 1.67.04 allows remote attackers to list directory contents and possibly read files via a "dir *./../.." command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by se00020 · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20661

This exploit leverages a directory traversal vulnerability in War FTPD Server by using a specially crafted 'dir' command to access directories outside the FTP root. The PoC demonstrates the ability to read arbitrary files on the target system.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Jarle Aase War FTPD Server
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the FTP server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/874
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://support.jgaa.com/?cmd=ShowArticle&ID=31
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98390925726814&w=2
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2444

Scores

EPSS 0.0813
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
jarle_aase/war_ftpd 1.67b04
Published May 03, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026