CVE-2020-9470 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in Wing FTP Server 6.2.5 and earlier versions, allowing a local user to access session cookies through the HTTP interface and administration panel. This flaw enables session hijacking of both regular users and administrators, potentially leading to the execution of Lua commands as root. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant impact (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity and requiring only local access. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for high impact necessitates prompt remediation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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