CVE-2022-50934 (GCVE-0-2022-50934)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 22:52 – Updated: 2026-01-13 22:52
VLAI?
Title
Wing FTP Server - Authenticated RCE
Summary
Wing FTP Server versions 4.3.8 and below contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands through the admin interface. Attackers can leverage a crafted Lua script payload with base64-encoded PowerShell to establish a reverse TCP shell by authenticating and sending a malicious request to the admin panel.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wftpserver Wing FTP Server Affected: 4.3.8
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Credits
notcos
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