Auth bypass in Biscom Secure File Transfer

CVE-2020-8503

Biscom Secure File Transfer (SFT) 5.0.1050 through 5.1.1067 and 6.0.1000 through 6.0.1003 allows Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) by an authenticated sender because of an error in a file-upload feature. This is fixed in 5.1.1068 and 6.0.1004.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.5% 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-2020-8503: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8503?
CVE-2020-8503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Biscom Secure File Transfer, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-8503?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.