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CVE-2018-20684

Published: Jan 10, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In WinSCP before 5.14 beta, due to missing validation, the scp implementation would accept arbitrary files sent by the server, potentially overwriting unrelated files. This affects TSCPFileSystem::SCPSink in core/ScpFileSystem.cpp.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
WinSCPМартин Прикрыл
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
Sun ZFS Storage Appliance KitOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
winscpwinscp
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
мартин прикрылcommercialConsumer Softwareaka winscp, winscp
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
winscpcommercialConsumer Softwareaka winscp, win scp

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106526
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/winscp/winscp/commit/49d876f2c5fc00bcedaa986a7cf6dedd6bf16f54
github.com
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history
winscp.net
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Timeline

Published
Jan 10, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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