CVE-2018-20684 describes a critical vulnerability in WinSCP versions prior to 5.14 beta, where the SCP implementation lacked proper validation, allowing a malicious server to overwrite arbitrary files on the client system. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, posing a significant integrity risk. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the potential for unauthorized file modification remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.13.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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