Security restrictions bypass in lftp - CVE-2018-10916
Published: August 2, 2018 / Updated: August 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14187
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10916
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: lftp
Affected software:
lftp
lftp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of remote file names. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into using reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server bypass security restrictions and remove all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10916
Update to version 4.8.4.