CVE-2019-12146

Ws Ftp Server vulnerability

CVSS

9.1

EPSS

4.0%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1. Attackers have the ability to abuse a flaw in the SCP listener by crafting strings using specific patterns to write files and create directories outside of their authorized directory.

Affected vendor

Ipswitch

Affected product

Ws Ftp Server

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2019-06-11

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 4.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12146

Confirm whether Ipswitch Ws Ftp Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12146.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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