CVE-2017-15272

low-risk
Published 2017-11-15

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Psftp

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144972/PSFTPd-Windows-FTP-Server-10.0.4-Bui...
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541518/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-006-psftpd/
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144972/PSFTPd-Windows-FTP-Server-10.0.4-Bui...
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541518/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-006-psftpd/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal