Medium severity · published Apr 4, 2017
CVE-2017-7418
ProFTPD before 1.3.5e and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc5 controls whether the home directory of a user could contain a symbolic link through the AllowChrootSymlinks configuration option,…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ProFTPD before 1.3.5e and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc5 controls whether the home directory of a user could contain a symbolic link through the AllowChrootSymlinks configuration option, but checks only the last path component when enforcing AllowChrootSymlinks. Attackers with local access could bypass the AllowChrootSymlinks control by replacing a path component (other than the last one) with a symbolic link. The threat model includes an attacker who is not granted full filesystem access by a hosting provider, but can reconfigure the home directory of an FTP user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Proftpd · Proftpd
through 1.3.5; 1.3.6; 1.3.6; 1.3.6; 1.3.6; 1.3.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7418
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7418
Issue Tracking
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4295
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97409
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/ecff21e0d0e84f35c299ef91d7fda088e516d4ed
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