THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-10916
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-10916

Lftp vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
4.8%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.
Affected vendor
Lftp Project
Affected product
Lftp
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2018-08-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-10916

  • Confirm whether Lftp Project Lftp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-10916.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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