Path Traversal in Coreftp Core FTP

CVE-2019-9648

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-9648: held from 0.143 to 0.143.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9648?
CVE-2019-9648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Coreftp Core FTP, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-9648?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9648 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.