CVE-2025-5196
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CVE-2025-5196 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been found in Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lua Admin Console. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability has been found in Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lua Admin Console. The manipulation leads to execution with unnecessary privileges. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 7.4.4 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: "[W]e do not consider it as a security vulnerability, because the system admin in WingFTP has full permissions [...], but you can suggest the user run WingFTP service as Normal User rather than SYSTEM/Root, it will be safer."
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wftpserver | Wing Ftp Server | < 7.4.4 |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310279Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.310279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.584253Exploit, VDB Entry
- https://www.wftpserver.com/serverhistory.htmBroken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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