VDB-121466 · CVE-2016-9499 · BID 96154

Accellion FTP Server prior FTA_9_12_220 Error Message Username information disclosure

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5.1$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Accellion FTP Server (File Transfer Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Username). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 only returns the username in the server response if the username is invalid. An attacker may use this information to determine valid user accounts and enumerate them.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2017. The weakness was released 07/13/2018 by Ashish Kamble as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9499 since 11/21/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 520 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version FTA_9_12_220 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 121467.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Username
Class: Information disclosure / Username
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 100942
OpenVAS Name: Accellion FTA Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FTP Server FTA_9_12_220

Timelineinfo

11/21/2016 🔍
02/08/2017 +79 days 🔍
02/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
07/13/2018 +519 days 🔍
07/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2020 +600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Ashish Kamble
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9499 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96154 - Accellion FTP server Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2018 17:08
Updated: 03/05/2020 08:37
Changes: 07/14/2018 17:08 (71), 03/05/2020 08:37 (1)
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