CVE-2022-36071 Details
SFTPGo is configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support. SFTPGo WebAdmin and WebClient support login using TOTP (Time-based One Time Passwords) as a secondary authentication factor. Because TOTPs are often configured on mobile devices that can be lost, stolen or damaged, SFTPGo also supports recovery codes. These are a set of one time use codes that can be used instead of the TOTP. In SFTPGo versions from version 2.2.0 to 2.3.3 recovery codes can be generated before enabling two-factor authentication. An attacker who knows the user's password could potentially generate some recovery codes and then bypass two-factor authentication after it is enabled on the account at a later time. This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.4. Recovery codes can now only be generated after enabling two-factor authentication and are deleted after disabling it.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-36071
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System): EPSS predicts the likelihood that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild. A higher percentage means a greater chance of an exploit occurring. The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%).
0.45 Probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days (37th percentile)
CVSS score for CVE-2022-36071
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System): An open framework owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. that assigns a numerical score from 0 to 10 to software vulnerabilities to indicate their severity.
8.3 High
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CVE-2022-36071 Global Footprint

Top 10 Identified Countries

Country Observations Percentage
US 11 31.43%
DE 6 17.14%
FI 4 11.43%
GB 4 11.43%
NL 4 11.43%
CH 1 2.86%
ES 1 2.86%
FR 1 2.86%
HK 1 2.86%
IE 1 2.86%

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CVE-2022-36071 Industry Footprint

Top 10 Identified Industries

*Service provider organizations (typically Technology and Telecommunications) are disproportionally represented in the results given their upstream ownership of end-user infrastructure. See our FAQs.

Industry* Observations Percentage
Technology 31 100.00%

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