FileZilla up to 3.40.x Search Path untrusted search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in FileZilla up to 3.40.x. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation as part of Search Path can lead to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5429. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FileZilla up to 3.40.x (Connectivity Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Search Path leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

The bug was discovered 04/29/2019. The weakness was released 04/29/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-5429 since 01/04/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277830 (Fedora Security Update for libfilezilla filezilla (FEDORA-2019-d109db9c8a)).

Upgrading to version 3.41.0-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Connectivity Software

Name

• FileZilla

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20
• 3.21
• 3.22
• 3.23
• 3.24
• 3.25
• 3.26
• 3.27
• 3.28
• 3.29
• 3.30
• 3.31
• 3.32
• 3.33
• 3.34
• 3.35
• 3.36
• 3.37
• 3.38
• 3.39
• 3.40

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