CVE-2020-9470 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can read session cookies to hijack admin sessions and execute Lua commands as root in Wing FTP Server.
- 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-2020-9470?
CVE-2020-9470 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Wing FTP Server 6.2.5 before February 2020. Due to insecure permissions when handling session cookies, a local user may view the contents of the session and session_admin directories, which expose active session cookies within the Wing FTP HTTP interface and administration panel. These cookies may be used to hijack user and administrative sessions, including the ability to execute Lua commands as root within the administration panel.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wftpserver Wing Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-47812 Wing FTP Server Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
- CVE-2025-47813 Wing FTP Server Information Disclosure
- CVE-2026-44403 Wing FTP Server < 8.1.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Session Serialization
- CVE-2020-37032 Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2019-25267 Wing FTP Server 6.0.7 - Unquoted Service Path
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6p46-7gq6-xc33.