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)

EPSS: 0.143 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

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.