CVE-2025-47811
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-07-10

Last updated on: 2025-07-17

Assigner: MITRE

Description
In Wing FTP Server through 7.4.4, the administrative web interface (listening by default on port 5466) runs as root or SYSTEM by default. The web application itself offers several legitimate ways to execute arbitrary system commands (i.e., through the web console or the task scheduler), and they are automatically executed in the highest possible privilege context. Because administrative users of the web interface are not necessarily also system administrators, one might argue that this is a privilege escalation. (If a privileged application role is not available to an attacker, CVE-2025-47812 can be leveraged.) NOTE: the vendor reportedly considers this behavior "fine to keep."
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Published
2025-07-10
Last Modified
2025-07-17
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2026-05-07
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2025-07-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
wftpserver wing_ftp_server to 7.4.4 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-267 A particular privilege, role, capability, or right can be used to perform unsafe actions that were not intended, even when it is assigned to the correct entity.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in Wing FTP Server through version 7.4.4, where the administrative web interface runs with root or SYSTEM privileges by default. The web application allows legitimate methods to execute arbitrary system commands, such as through the web console or task scheduler, and these commands run with the highest privilege level. This can lead to privilege escalation because administrative users of the web interface may not be system administrators, yet commands they execute run with elevated privileges.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to privilege escalation, allowing an administrative user of the web interface to execute arbitrary system commands with root or SYSTEM privileges. This could potentially allow unauthorized or unintended high-privilege actions on the system, increasing the risk of system compromise or misuse.


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