TI-2023-24487 Aliases CVE-2023-45688 GHSA-vpx5-mhrx-64h5

Information leak via path traversal in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers

LOW 21CWE-22Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Lack of sufficient path validation in South River Technologies' Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers on Linux allows an authenticated attacker to get the size of an arbitrary file on the filesystem using path traversal in the ftp "SIZE" command

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00773 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
South River Technologies	Titan MFT	up to 2.0.17.2298	—	No fix listed	CNA
South River Technologies	Titan SFTP	up to 2.0.17.2298	—	No fix listed	CNA

Titan MFT VendorSouth River Technologies Affected up to 2.0.17.2298 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Titan SFTP VendorSouth River Technologies Affected up to 2.0.17.2298 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:southrivertech:titan_mft_server::::::linux::*	before 2.0.18	Vulnerable	Southrivertech
cpe:2.3:a:southrivertech:titan_sftp_server::::::linux::*	before 2.0.18	Vulnerable	Southrivertech

cpe:2.3:a:southrivertech:titan_mft_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 2.0.18 Vulnerable ·Southrivertech
cpe:2.3:a:southrivertech:titan_sftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 2.0.18 Vulnerable ·Southrivertech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45688
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpx5-mhrx-64h5
2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/10/16/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-south-river-technologies-titan-mft-and-titan-sftp-fixed/

Advisory 1

https://helpdesk.southrivertech.com/portal/en/kb/articles/security-patch-for-issues-cve-2023-45685-through-cve-2023-45690

TI-2023-24488 Arbitrary file read via path traversal in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2008-05026 Heap-based buffer overflow in Titan FTP Server 6.05 build 550 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-00670 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Titan FTP Server 6.03 and 6.0.5.549 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2023-24484 Arbitrary file write via "zip slip" in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2023-24486 Authentication bypass via session fixation in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-24485 Arbitrary file write via WebDAV path traversal in Titan MFT and Titan SFTP servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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