CVE-2012-10030
FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to sensitive system directories.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to sensitive system directories. The server accepts empty credentials, defaults user access to the root of the C:\ drive, and imposes no restrictions on file type or destination path. These conditions enable attackers to upload executable payloads and .mof files to locations such as system32 and wbem\mof, where Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) automatically processes and executes them. This results in remote code execution with SYSTEM-level privileges, without requiring user interaction.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306, CWE-434, CWE-732
- Affected
- freefloat/freefloat ftp server
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://archive.org/details/tucows_367516_Freefloat_FTP_ServerProduct
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/freefloatftp_wbem.rbExploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23226Exploit
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/34209/freefloat-ftp-server-arbitrary-file-uploadThird Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freefloat-ftp-server-arbitrary-file-uploadThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23226Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.