CVE-2025-27889 is a critical vulnerability affecting Wing FTP Server versions prior to 7.4.4, stemming from improper validation of the 'url' parameter in the downloadpass.html endpoint. This allows for arbitrary link injection, leading to cleartext password disclosure if a user clicks a crafted link. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no public exploit code or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of active exploitation by hackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 7.4.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.