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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-9499
The Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
Vulnerability Description
Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 only returns the username in the server response if the username is invalid. An attacker may use this information to determine valid user accounts and enumerate them.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks to Ashish Kamble for reporting this vulnerability.
References
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CVE-2016-9500
The Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 is vulnerable to informaiton exposure
Medium
6.1
Affected Vendor
Accellion
View all reports →Affected Software
FTP Server
Vulnerable Versions:
FTA_9_12_220
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 13th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.