CVE-2018-10916
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
- [UNKNOWN] lftpAffected: up to and including 4.8.3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
- Lftp Project LftpAffected: ≤ 4.8.3Upgrade to: after 4.8.3Stated by: NVD
- Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 9Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- Novell Inc. Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopAffected: 12 SP3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
- Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsAffected: 12 SP4Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 12 SP3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
Versions as the sources state them. 4 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
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.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
4.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 92nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452
- usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916
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