Insufficiently protected credentials in FTP Server - CVE-2018-11544
Published: May 29, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37103
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11544
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cerberus
Affected software:
FTP Server
FTP Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The Olive Tree Ftp Server application 1.32 for Android has Insecure Data Storage because a username and password are stored in the /data/data/com.theolivetree.ftpserver/shared_prefs/com.theolivetree.ftpserver_preferences.xml file as the prefUsername and prefUserpass strings.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11544
Install update from vendor's website.