VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-6857

CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.97%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key. The key for local FTP server passwords is hard-coded in the binary.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-327, CWE-798
Affected: taskautomation/carbonftp
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.orgExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/30Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.orgExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/30Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

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