Wing FTP Server Lua Admin Console unnecessary privileges

CVE Details

Basic Information

Title Wing FTP Server Lua Admin Console unnecessary privileges
Type cve
Published 2025-05-26T13:31:05.016Z
Last Seen

Product Information

Vendor Wing
Product FTP Server
Version 7.4.0

CVSS Information

Base Score 7.5 (HIGH)
Attack Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact

AI Analysis

AI Description A critical vulnerability in Wing FTP Server versions up to 7.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute commands with unnecessary privileges via the Lua Admin Console. The issue is considered difficult to exploit but can be mitigated by upgrading to version 7.4.4 or running the service with reduced privileges.
AI Severity High
Vendor Wing Ltd.
Product Wing FTP Server
Affected Version 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.3

Additional Information

CVE List
CWE List CWE-250
Bulletin Family
Source Data Wing FTP Server 7.4.0
Wing FTP Server 7.4.1
Wing FTP Server 7.4.2
Wing FTP Server 7.4.3

Source Information

Source Data Wing FTP Server 7.4.0
Wing FTP Server 7.4.1
Wing FTP Server 7.4.2
Wing FTP Server 7.4.3
Source Link

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lua Admin Console. The manipulation leads to execution with unnecessary privileges. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 7.4.4 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: “[W]e do not consider it as a security vulnerability, because the system admin in WingFTP has full permissions […], but you can suggest the user run WingFTP service as Normal User rather than SYSTEM/Root, it will be safer.”

CVSS Score Summary

Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

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