CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-33263

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: May 25, 2023 | Modified: Jun 01, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In WFTPD 3.25, usernames and password hashes are stored in an openly viewable wftpd.ini configuration file within the WFTPD directory. NOTE: this is a product from 2006.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wftpd Wftpd_project 3.25 (including) 3.25 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References