What is CVE-2019-12146?

CVE-2019-12146 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws_ftp_server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-12146?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Ipswitch Ws_ftp_server

CVE-2019-12146

A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1. Attackers have the ability to abuse a flaw in the SCP listener by crafting strings using specific patterns to write files…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.040 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ipswitch Ws_ftp_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12146?: CVE-2019-12146 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws_ftp_server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-12146?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.