# CVE-2020-37079: Wing FTP Server < 6.2.7 - Cross-site Request Forgery

> Attackers can delete admin users via CSRF in Wing FTP Server's web interface, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g436-h983-ffpf

## What is CVE-2020-37079?

CVE-2020-37079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wing FTP Server, published on 6 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Wing FTP Server versions prior to 6.2.7 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the web administration interface that allows attackers to delete admin users. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML page with a hidden form to submit a request that deletes the administrative user account without proper authorization.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-37079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wftpserver Wing Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-37079?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-37079 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-37079 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37079 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wing FTP Server

- [CVE-2025-47812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47812/): Wing FTP Server Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-47813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47813/): Wing FTP Server Information Disclosure (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-44403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44403/): Wing FTP Server < 8.1.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Session Serialization (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2020-37032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37032/): Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2019-25267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25267/): Wing FTP Server 6.0.7 - Unquoted Service Path (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-37079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-37079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wing FTP Server, published on 6 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-37079 exists.

Affected product: Wing FTP Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-37079

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-37079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.