CVE-1999-0080 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_)
Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0080 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1995-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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