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CVE-2016-9499

The Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.7%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 only returns the username in the server response if the username is invalid. An attacker may use this information to determine valid user accounts and enumerate them.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Accellion FTP Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • qualys.com /2016/12/06/qsa-2016-12-06/qsa-2016-12-06.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96154 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/745607 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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