CVE-2019-5429

Description

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory filezilla-project.org
Affected: FileZilla FileZilla
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-14 third party advisory
https://svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla?view=revision&revision=9112 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7WUJWTJA55ILACKLTJFSQUYEBHVYENL/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00037.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5429?
CVE-2019-5429 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5429?
To fix CVE-2019-5429, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5429 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5429?
CVE-2019-5429 affects FileZilla FileZilla.
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