Title: CuteFTP Default Weak Password Encoding Vulnerability
Severity: LOW
Description:
CuteFTP is a popular commercial FTP client for Microsoft Windows systems.
CuteFTP v4.2(and possibly earlier versions) uses a weak system for encoding passwords for accounts on FTP sites. Passwords are stored in a file called 'sm.dat', and can be easily retrieved provided the site manager password has not been set.
Without a site manager password, 'sm.dat' is not encrypted. The passwords are encoded in 'sm.dat' but the rest of the information is in plaintext.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to the FTP sites used by other local users.
Affected Products:
- globalSCAPE CuteFTP 4.2.0
References:
- globalSCAPE: CuteFTP Product Page
Juniper Networks provides this content via a wide variety of sources and production methods. If notified of errors or omissions in the content of this page, Juniper Networks, at its discretion, will modify or remove the page or leave the content as is, depending on various factors including but not limited to the reputation and authority of the party providing the notification. Please use the contact information displayed elsewhere on this page to report any errors or omissions regarding the content on this page.
