Vulnerability in Filezilla
CVE-2019-5429
Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Filezilla — versions 3.41.0-rc1
- Filezilla-Project Filezilla Client
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-14 (Third Party Advisory)
- svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00037.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5429?
- CVE-2019-5429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Filezilla, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5429?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.