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CVE-2019-18465

In Progress MOVEit Transfer 11.1 before 11.1.3, a vulnerability has been found that could allow an attacker to sign in without full credentials via the SSH (SFTP) interface. The vulnerability affects only certain SSH (SFTP) configurations, and is applicable only if the MySQL database is being used.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from ipswitch organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-10-31T17:15:10.477

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:33:17.347

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-306

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ipswitch	moveit_transfer	< 11.1.3	Yes

References

https://community.ipswitch.com/s/article/SFTP-Auth-Vulnerability Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_1/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49443.htm Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://community.ipswitch.com/s/article/SFTP-Auth-Vulnerability Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_1/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49443.htm Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ipswitch's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.