Is CVE-2008-2889 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2889 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2889?

CVE-2008-2889 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2889

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceBIT WISE-FTP 4.1.0 and 5.5.8 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.2% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2882)
Published: June 27, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2882 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wise-ftp / wise-ftp
wise-ftp / wise-ftp

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30663(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30788(Vendor Advisory)
http://vuln.sg/wiseftp558-en.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1898/references
http://www.wise-ftp.com/news/index.htm(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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