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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-10916

It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 4.78%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
4.78% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
lftp project/lftp · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.