Information disclosure in Filezilla-Project Filezilla
CVE-2019-25683
FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Filezilla-Project Filezilla — versions 3.40.0
- Filezilla-Project Filezilla Client — versions 3.40.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46484 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- filezilla-project.org (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/filezilla-denial-of-service-via-local-search (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25683?
- CVE-2019-25683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Filezilla-Project Filezilla, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25683?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.