VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-17662
ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 96.8%
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Description
ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is stored in cleartext in a file that can be read via a ../../ThinVnc.ini directory traversal attack vector.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 96.76% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-522
- Affected
- cybelsoft/thinvnc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.pyBroken Link
- https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.pyBroken Link
- https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.