Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-10916
It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2018-10916
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:lftp_project:lftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-10916
0.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-10916
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
8.6
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7.8
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.6
|
3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-10916
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2018-10916
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1059-1: moderate: Security update fMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00010.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1110-1: moderate: Security update f
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/
USN-3731-2: LFTP vulnerability | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916
1610349 – (CVE-2018-10916) CVE-2018-10916 lftp: particular remote file names may lead to current working directory erasedIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452
Exploit in reverse mirror job deletes cwd on source · Issue #452 · lavv17/lftp · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992
mirror: prepend ./ to rm and chmod arguments to avoid URL recognition… · lavv17/lftp@a27e07d · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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