Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-7262

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.3.0 allow remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and directories via vectors involving a symlink in a pathname to a (1) CWD, (2) DELE, (3) STOR, or (4) RETR command.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pyftpdlibPyPI	< 0.3.0	0.3.0

Affected products

G.rodola/Pyftpdlib3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.2.0
- cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ghsa-coords
pkg:pypi/pyftpdlib
Range: < 0.3.0

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jw88-wxv5-7c4fghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7262ghsaADVISORY
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detailnvdWEB
code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORYnvdWEB
github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/55ghsaWEB
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-4.yamlghsaWEB

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