HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-7012

Secure File Transfer Appliance vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
6.7%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
courier/1000@/api_error_email.html (aka "error reporting page") in Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_178, and possibly other versions before FTA_7_0_189, allows remote attackers to send spam e-mail via modified description and client_email parameters.
Affected vendor
Accellion
Affected product
Secure File Transfer Appliance
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Published
2009-08-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-7012

  • Confirm whether Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-7012.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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