CVE-2020-6857 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1% (pctl 61)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key. The key for local FTP server passwords is hard-coded in the binary.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 0.97% — more likely to be exploited than 61% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-327 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2020-01-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| taskautomation | carbonftp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Neowise CarbonFTP 1.4 - Insecure Proprietary Password Encryption | 2020-04-21 |
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/30
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/30
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