Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-17662
ThinVNC 1.0b1 is vulnerable to arbitrary file read, which leads to a compromise of the VNC server. The vulnerability exists even when authentication is turned on during the deployment of the VNC server. The password for authentication is stored in cleartext in a file that can be read via a ../../ThinVnc.ini directory traversal attack vector.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.935
EPSS Ranking 99.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.html
- https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5
- https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.py
- https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154896/ThinVNC-1.0b1-Authentication-Bypass.html
- https://github.com/bewest/thinvnc/issues/5
- https://github.com/shashankmangal2/Exploits/blob/master/ThinVNC-RemoteAccess/POC.py
- https://redteamzone.com/ThinVNC/