Improper Authentication in WS_FTP - CVE-2024-7745
Published: August 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96634
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7745
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to missing critical step in multi-factor authentication of the Web Transfer Module. A remote administrator can skip the second-factor verification and log in with username and password only.
Affected software
WS_FTP
How to mitigate CVE-2024-7745
Install updates from vendor's website.
WS_FTP - update to 8.8.8