VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-12146
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 3.97%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1. Attackers have the ability to abuse a flaw in the SCP listener by crafting strings using specific patterns to write files and create directories outside of their authorized directory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.97% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ipswitch/ws ftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2018/ReleaseNotes/index.htm#49242.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2018/ReleaseNotes/index.htm#49242.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.