CVE-2021-3331 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler encounters a crafted URL that loads session settings. (For example, this is exploitable in a default installation in which WinSCP is the handler for sftp:// URLs.)

Published: 2021-01-27

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 6.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-26662	WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler encounters a crafted URL that loads session settings. (For example, this is exploitable in a default installation in which WinSCP is the handler for sftp:// URLs.)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06385.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/winscp/winscp/commit/faa96e8144e6925a380f94a97aa382c9427f688d
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history#5.17.10
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/rawsettings
https://winscp.net/tracker/1943

History

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Subscriptions

Winscp Winscp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-01-27T20:22:25.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:53:17.236Z

Reserved: 2021-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-3331

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-27T21:15:16.840

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:21:18.807

Link: CVE-2021-3331

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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