CVE-2021-3331

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-3331
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-27 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-02-04 15:59:00 UTC
DescriptionWinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler encounters a crafted URL that loads session settings. (For example, this is exploitable in a default installation in which WinSCP is the handler for sftp:// URLs.)

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Winscp Winscp All All All All
Application Winscp Winscp All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Raw Session Settings :: WinSCP MISC winscp.net Vendor Advisory
Bug 1943 – Prevent loading session settings that can lead to remote code execution from handled URLs :: Tracker :: WinSCP MISC winscp.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
WinSCP :: Documentation (History) MISC winscp.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Bug 1943: Prevent loading session settings that can lead to remote co… · winscp/winscp@faa96e8 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
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