CVE-2017-15270 Other in n/a
Attackers can inject special characters into PSFTPd logs to hide data or create arbitrary entries in the GUI view.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15270?
CVE-2017-15270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server does not properly escape data before writing it into a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file. This can be used by attackers to hide data in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) view and create arbitrary entries to a certain extent. Special characters such as '"' and ',' and '\r' are not escaped and can be used to add new entries to the log.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15270?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Psftp Psftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwmp-3wvg-jv2j.