What is CVE-2020-5194?

CVE-2020-5194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cerberusftp Ftp_server, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-5194?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cerberusftp Ftp_server

CVE-2020-5194

The zip API endpoint in Cerberus FTP Server 8 allows an authenticated attacker without zip permission to use the zip functionality via an unrestricted API endpoint. Improper permission verification occurs when calling the file/ajax_downloa…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cerberusftp Ftp_server — versions 8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5194?: CVE-2020-5194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cerberusftp Ftp_server, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-5194?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.