CVE-2019-9649 Path traversal in n/a
A remote attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the SFTP Server to browse outside the root directory and determine file existence and modification dates.
- 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-2019-9649?
CVE-2019-9649 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the SFTP Server component in Core FTP 2.0 Build 674. Using the MDTM FTP command, a remote attacker can use a directory traversal technique (..\..\) to browse outside the root directory to determine the existence of a file on the operating system, and its last modified date.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coreftp Core Ftp.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-9649 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9649 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-7q4x-vmrj-p8p2.