CVE-2019-25619

HIGH

FTP Shell Server 6.83 Buffer Overflow via Account Name

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25619. PoCs published by Dino Covotsos.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in FTP Shell Server 6.83 by crafting a malicious payload that triggers a JMP ESP instruction in ole32.dll, leading to arbitrary code execution (calc.exe). The payload is written to a file for manual execution in the application's 'Account name to ban' field.

Description

FTP Shell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Account name to ban' field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted string. Attackers can inject shellcode through the account name parameter in the Manage FTP Accounts dialog to overwrite the return address and execute calc.exe or other commands.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Dino Covotsos · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46685

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in FTP Shell Server 6.83 by crafting a malicious payload that triggers a JMP ESP instruction in ole32.dll, leading to arbitrary code execution (calc.exe). The payload is written to a file for manual execution in the application's 'Account name to ban' field.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FTP Shell Server 6.83
No auth needed
Prerequisites: FTP Shell Server 6.83 installed on Windows XP SP3 · Manual interaction to paste payload into the application
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 22, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-46685
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46685
Product product
Official Product Homepage
http://www.ftpshell.com/index.htm
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: FTP Shell Server 6.83 Buffer Overflow via Account Name
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftp-shell-server-buffer-overflow-via-account-name

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
Ftpshell/FTP Shell Server 6.83
ftpshell/ftpshell_server 6.83
Published Mar 22, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 22, 2026