#VU19318 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ProFTPD - CVE-2019-12815
Published: July 23, 2019 / Updated: February 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19318
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12815
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Software vendor:
ProFTPD
ProFTPD
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not honor <Limit READ> and <Limit WRITE> configurations for SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO commands in the mod_copy module. A remote authenticated user with read permissions (e.g. user anonymous) can read contents of an arbitrary file on the server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.