Vulnerability in Taskautomation Carbonftp
CVE-2020-6857
CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key. The key for local FTP server passwords is hard-coded in the binary.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Taskautomation Carbonftp — versions 1.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/30 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6857?
- CVE-2020-6857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Taskautomation Carbonftp, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6857?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6857 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.