THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-9648
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-9648

Core Ftp vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
14.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered in the SFTP Server component in Core FTP 2.0 Build 674. A directory traversal vulnerability exists using the SIZE command along with a \..\..\ substring, allowing an attacker to enumerate file existence based on the returned information.
Affected vendor
Coreftp
Affected product
Core Ftp
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2019-03-22

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 low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 14.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-9648

  • Confirm whether Coreftp Core Ftp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-9648.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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