Information disclosure in Accellion FTP Server
CVE-2016-9499
Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 only returns the username in the server response if the username is invalid. An attacker may use this information to determine valid user accounts and enumerate them.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.077 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Accellion FTP Server — versions FTA_9_12_220
- Accellion FTP Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.qualys.com/2016/12/06/qsa-2016-12-06/qsa-2016-12-06.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96154 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/745607 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9499?
- CVE-2016-9499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion FTP Server, classified under Observable Response Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9499?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.