CVE-2008-1564

Dan Costin File Transfer <1.2f - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1564. PoCs published by teeed.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in File Transfer versions prior to 1.2f, allowing attackers to access arbitrary files outside the application's root directory. The example path '../../../../../../../boot.ini' demonstrates the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dan Costin File Transfer before 1.2f allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a "..\" (dot dot backslash) in the filename.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by teeed · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31536

The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in File Transfer versions prior to 1.2f, allowing attackers to access arbitrary files outside the application's root directory. The example path '../../../../../../../boot.ini' demonstrates the vulnerability but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: File Transfer < 1.2f
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28453
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41489
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29540

Scores

EPSS 0.0224
EPSS Percentile 84.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (4)
file-transfer/file_transfer 1.2b
file-transfer/file_transfer 1.2c
file-transfer/file_transfer 1.2d
file-transfer/file_transfer 1.2e
Published Mar 31, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026