VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-41638
The authentication checks of the MELAG FTP Server in version 2.2.0.4 are incomplete, which allows a remote attacker to access local files only by using a valid username.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The authentication checks of the MELAG FTP Server in version 2.2.0.4 are incomplete, which allows a remote attacker to access local files only by using a valid username.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.75% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- melag/ftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.securesystems.de/blog/advisory-and-exploitation-the-melag-ftp-server/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securesystems.de/blog/advisory-and-exploitation-the-melag-ftp-server/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.