CVE-2020-11708

An issue was discovered in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through 13.1. Privilege escalation can...

9.8 Critical

An issue was discovered in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through 13.1. Privilege escalation can occur via the /ajax/SetUserInfo messages parameter because of the EXECUTE() feature, which is for executing programs when certain events are triggered.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.60%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2020-11708
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-269
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-11708
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-4050 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-4050
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx5r-2h3m-px7x No score

An issue was discovered in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through 13.1. Privilege escalation can...

Record: GHSA-fx5r-2h3m-px7x
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

provideserver provide ftp server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11708 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Provideserver Provide Ftp Server, published April 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.