# CVE-2021-41639: Information disclosure in n/a

> MELAG FTP Server stores user passwords in plaintext, allowing local attackers to read credentials from the configuration file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4h2-x5v2-fcq7

## What is CVE-2021-41639?

CVE-2021-41639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MELAG FTP Server 2.2.0.4 stores unencrpyted passwords of FTP users in a local configuration file.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41639?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Melag Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41639?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-41639 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-41635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41635/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41638/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-41637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41637/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2021-41636](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41636/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-41634](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41634/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41639 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41639 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-41639/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41639/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41639
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41639
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41639

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41639/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.