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CVE-2018-20684 Details

Description

In WinSCP before 5.14 beta, due to missing validation, the scp implementation would accept arbitrary files sent by the server, potentially overwriting unrelated files. This affects TSCPFileSystem::SCPSink in core/ScpFileSystem.cpp.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/winscp/winscp/commit/49d876f2c5fc00bcedaa986a7cf6dedd6bf16f54 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt CVEMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://winscp.net/tracker/1675 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
winscp winscp
<= 5.13.7

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20684
NVD Published Date:
Jan 10, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20684 Details - Not Deferred