CVE-2018-10916

MEDIUM

lftp <= 4.8.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Reverse Mirroring

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0075
EPSS Percentile 73.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
lftp_project/lftp < 4.8.3
opensuse/leap 42.3
Published Aug 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026