VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15272

CVSS score5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references