CVE-2009-3478

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3478
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-29 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionArgument injection vulnerability in (1) src/content/js/connection/sftp.js and (2) src/content/js/connection/controlSocket.js.in in FireFTP Extension 1.0.5 for Firefox allows remote authenticated SFTP users to cause victims to alter permissions, delete, download, or move the wrong file via a filename containing " (double quotes), which is not properly filtered or encoded when FireFTP constructs the command to send to psftp.exe.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Nightlight Fireftp 1.0.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404: Page Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozdev.org
404: Page Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozdev.org
404: Page Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozdev.org
FireFTP Extension for Firefox SFTP Filename Handling Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[vuln.sg] FireFTP for FireFox SFTP Command Manipulation Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vuln.sg Exploit
FireFTP Firefox Extension Double Quotes Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
404: Page Not Found MITRE www.mozdev.org
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