Directory traversal vulnerability in the Notes (aka Flash Notes or instant messages) feature in tb2ftp.dll in Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 for Windows, and possibly 8.7 for Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to upload files to arbitrary locations via a destination filename with a \ (backslash) character followed by ../ (dot dot slash) sequences. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-4220.
CVE-2008-1117
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 69%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 14, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/timbuto-adv.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://aluigi.org/poc/timbuto.zip
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29316
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3741
- cve@mitrehttp://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2166
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489360/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489382/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489414/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28081
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0840
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4455
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5238
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/timbuto-adv.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.org/poc/timbuto.zip
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29316
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16339✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 24, 2010
Motorola Timbuktu Pro - Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/motorola/timbuktu_fileupload✓ verifiedFirst seen May 10, 2008
Timbuktu Pro Directory Traversal/File Upload
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-4455✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 11, 2008
Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5 - File Deletion/Creation
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-5238✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 11, 2008
Motorola Timbuktu Pro 8.6.5/8.7 - Directory Traversal / Log Injection
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