CVE-2008-5626

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2008-5626. PoCs published by Jonathan Salwan, shinnai, including Metasploit module auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/xmeasy560_nlst.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.7.0 by sending an NLST command with a NULL argument, causing the FTP service to crash.

Description

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a crafted argument to the NLST command, as demonstrated by a -1 argument.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jonathan Salwan · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8294

This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.7.0 by sending an NLST command with a NULL argument, causing the FTP service to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.7.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · Valid login credentials for the FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shinnai · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6741

This exploit demonstrates a remote denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 by sending a malformed NLST command. The PoC connects to the FTP server, authenticates with arbitrary credentials, and triggers the crash by sending 'NLST -1'.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · FTP server running XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/xmeasy560_nlst.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 by sending a malformed NLST command. The exploit requires valid FTP credentials but can work with anonymous access if permitted.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid FTP credentials (including anonymous if permitted) · Network access to the FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/windows/ftp/xmeasy570_nlst.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.7.0 by sending a malformed NLST command after authentication. The server crashes or becomes unresponsive upon receiving the command.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.7.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid FTP credentials (even anonymous if NLST is permitted)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31739
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4766
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6741
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2803

Scores

EPSS 0.8307
EPSS Percentile 99.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server 5.6.0
Published Dec 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026