Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3 Lua Admin Console unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Lua Admin Console. This manipulation causes unnecessary privileges. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-5196. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested 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."

Detailsinfo

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 code of the component Lua Admin Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-5196. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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."

Upgrading to version 7.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wftpserver.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FTP Server 7.4.4

Timelineinfo

05/26/2025 🔍
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07/02/2025 +37 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2025-5196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310279

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2025 10:25
Updated: 07/02/2025 21:07
Changes: 05/26/2025 10:25 (57), 05/26/2025 16:44 (30), 07/02/2025 21:07 (1)
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Submitter: nouvexr
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #584253: wftpserver Wing FTP Server 7.4.4 Remote Code Execution via Lua Admin Console (by nouvexr)

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