CVE-2018-10916
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (27)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Servicesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:avaya:aura_application_enablement_services:-
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2548Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-03-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916cnnvd
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992cnnvd
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/77394cnnvd
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190642-1.htmcnnvd
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