Information Disclosure in ASG/ProxySG FTP Proxy WebFTP Mode by Symantec
CVE-2018-18371

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Symantec Corporation

Status
Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (asg)
Symantec Proxysg
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 August 2019

What is CVE-2018-18371?

The ASG/ProxySG FTP proxy WebFTP mode contains a vulnerability that can be exploited by malicious users to gain unauthorized access to plain-text authentication credentials. When users access FTP servers through a web browser via the ftp:// URL, the WebFTP mode unintentionally exposes sensitive information about these FTP sessions, allowing attackers to intercept credentials from the web listing of the FTP server.

Affected Version(s)

Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2

Symantec ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.15

Symantec ProxySG 6.6

References

https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1472.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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