CVE-2009-4648
Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the --file_move action in /usr/local/bin/admin.pl, or a hard link attack in (2) chmod or (3) a certain cp command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- accellion/secure file transfer appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.portcullis-security.com/338.phpExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38176Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56248
- http://www.portcullis-security.com/338.phpExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38176Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56248
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.