CVE-2002-2417 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in acFTP version 1.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to provide an invalid password during authentication, leading to log file manipulation and potential privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:acftp:acftp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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