Vulnerability identifier: #VU41778
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
WinSCP
Client/Desktop applications /
File managers, FTP clients
Vendor: winscp.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
WinSCP: 5.5 - 5.5.1
External links
http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history
http://winscp.net/tracker/show_bug.cgi?id=1152
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531847/100/0/threaded
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.