CVE-2005-1238
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted...
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted document root, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, including sensitive QSYS databases, via a full pathname in a GET or PUT request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted document root, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, including sensitive QSYS databases, via a full pathname in a GET or PUT request.
- Record
CVE-2005-1238- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted document root, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, including sensitive QSYS databases, via a full pathname in a GET or PUT request.
- Record
CVE-2005-1238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-1241 No score
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted document root, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, including sensitive QSYS databases, via a full pathname in a GET or PUT request.
- Record
EUVD-2005-1241- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95p9-wf88-ghh2 No score
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted...
By design, the built-in FTP server for iSeries AS/400 systems does not support a restricted document root, which allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, including sensitive QSYS databases, via a full pathname in a GET or PUT request.
- Record
GHSA-95p9-wf88-ghh2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-1238 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Iseries As 400, published April 24, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.