PT-2020-11149 · Accellion · Accellion File Transfer Appliance

Published 2020-04-29 · Updated 2020-05-07 · CVE-2019-5622

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Accellion File Transfer Appliance version FTA 8 0 540

Description The issue is related to the use of hard-coded credentials, which is an instance of CWE-798. This means that the credentials are embedded directly in the software, potentially allowing unauthorized access.

Recommendations For Accellion File Transfer Appliance version FTA 8 0 540, consider changing the hard-coded credentials to unique, secure credentials to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the appliance until a patch or secure configuration can be applied.

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5622

Affected Products

Accellion File Transfer Appliance

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5622 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3436 · Telegram Post
• https://rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/misc/accellion_fta_mpipe2 · Note