CVE-2020-11708 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through version 13.1. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary programs via the /ajax/SetUserInfo messages parameter due to an insecure EXECUTE() feature. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without requiring user interaction or complex attack methods. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:provideserver:provide_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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