CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-15272 — The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat

Medium CVSS 5.3

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. This file is a Microsoft Access Database and can be extracted. The application sets the encrypt flag with the password "ITsILLEGAL"; however, this password is not required to extract the data. Cleartext is used for a user password.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.0)
Published
2017-11-15
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
windows/system
Weaknesses
CWE-287, CWE-522

Affected products

  • psftp / psftpd / 10.0.4

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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