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CVE-2017-15272

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 47%
Public exploits
0
none known

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/144972/PSFTPd-Windows-FTP-Server-10.0.4-Build-729-Use-After-Free-Log-Injection.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/541518/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • x41-dsec.de /lab/advisories/x41-2017-006-psftpd/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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