Ftp Server
CVE-2012-6339
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.25%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web interface in Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.6.0 allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web interface in Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.6.0 allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a log entry that is not properly handled within the Log Manager component, and might allow (2) remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Messages field to the servermanager program. Affected products include: Cerberusftp Ftp Server. Version information: before 5.0.6.0.
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web interface in Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.6.0 allow (1) remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a log entry that is not properly handled within the Log Manager component, and might allow (2) remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a Messages field to the servermanager program.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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