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CVE-2014-2735

WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the su

WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.00152
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
winscp<= 5.5.2
winscpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD22 Apr 2014 · 01:06 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history
http://winscp.net/tracker/show_bug.cgi?id=1152
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531847/100/0/threaded
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