CVE-2017-15272 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers can extract cleartext user passwords from the PSFTPd configuration file due to hardcoded encryption keys and lack of password protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15272?
CVE-2017-15272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Psftp Psftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jc82-2cpg-hfg5.