PT-2010-3684 · Pyftpd · Pyftpd

Henri Salo · Published 2010-06-16 · Updated 2024-02-13 · CVE-2010-2073

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pyftpd version 0.8.4

Description The issue concerns hard-coded usernames and passwords in the auth db config.py file for the test, user, and roxon accounts. This allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the FTP server.

Recommendations For Pyftpd version 0.8.4, consider removing or modifying the hard-coded usernames and passwords in the auth db config.py file to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the FTP server until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2073

Affected Products

Pyftpd

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2073 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2073 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=585776 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/40839 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/13/2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59431 · Note