Race Condition Vulnerability in LightFTP by hfiref0x
CVE-2023-24042

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Lightftp Project

Status
Lightftp
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2023

What is CVE-2023-24042?

A race condition discovered in LightFTP versions up to 2.2 allows attackers to exploit the system through malformed FTP requests. This vulnerability enables path traversal attacks, where an attacker can manipulate the file context to gain unauthorized access to the file system. Appropriate measures should be taken to patch the vulnerabilities and secure FTP interactions.

References

https://github.com/hfiref0x/LightFTP/issues/25

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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