CVE-2019-9648 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in the SFTP Server component in Core FTP 2.0 Build 674. A directory traversal vulnerability exists using the SIZE command along with a \..\..\ substring, allowing an attacker to enumerate file existence based on the returned information.

Published: 2019-03-22

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 14.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:coreftp:core_ftp:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-w393-h95m-f879	CoreFTP Directory Traversal

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154204/CoreFTP-Server-SIZE-Directory-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/21
http://www.coreftp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4022509
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107446
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/23
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46535

History

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Subscriptions

Coreftp Core Ftp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-22T18:49:47.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:54:45.132Z

Reserved: 2019-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-9648

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-22T19:29:00.480

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:44:07.513

Link: CVE-2019-9648

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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