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2 vulnerabilities found for FileZilla Client by filezilla-project

CVE-2023-53959 (GCVE-0-2023-53959)
Vulnerability from nvd
Published
2025-12-19 21:05
Modified
2025-12-19 21:29
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
FileZilla Client 3.63.1 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code by placing a crafted TextShaping.dll in the application directory. Attackers can generate a reverse shell payload using msfvenom and replace the missing DLL to achieve remote code execution when the application launches.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
filezilla-project FileZilla Client Version: 3.63.1
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CVE-2023-53959 (GCVE-0-2023-53959)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-19 21:05
Modified
2025-12-19 21:29
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
filezilla-project FileZilla Client Version: 3.63.1
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