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The Olive Tree Ftp ServerApplication · The Olive Tree Ftp Server Project

CVE-2018-12481

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-06-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Olive Tree Ftp Server application 1.32 for Android has a "Sensitive Data on the Clipboard" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading the "User password" field with the Drozer post.capture.clipboard module.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Olive Tree FTP Server Android app version 1.32 copies the user password to the system clipboard, allowing any malicious app with clipboard read permissions to capture the stored credentials using the Drozer post.capture.clipmodule.

MitigationRemove the clipboard copy operation for sensitive data like passwords, or implement clipboard clearing after the password is used. Consider using more secure authentication methods that do not require clipboard interaction.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
The Olive Tree Ftp ServerApplication
Affected:= 1.32

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Olive Tree FTP Server app is installed
    Open Android Settings > Apps > look for 'The Olive Tree Ftp Server' or 'Olive Tree FTP Server' in the installed apps list, or use ADB command: pm list packages | grep -i olive
    Affected if The app is present in the installed applications
  2. Check the installed version number
    In Android Settings > Apps > The Olive Tree Ftp Server > App info, note the version name/number displayed, or use ADB command: dumpsys package <package_name> | grep versionName
    Affected if Version is shown as 1.32 exactly
  3. Verify the exact version matches CVE
    Compare the installed version to the affected version range: = 1.32. Confirm whether the version string is precisely '1.32'
    Affected if Installed version equals 1.32

If the Olive Tree FTP Server Android app is installed and its version is exactly 1.32, the environment is affected by this CVE because the app copies user passwords to the system clipboard.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Remove the clipboard copy operation for sensitive data like passwords, or implement clipboard clearing after the password is used. Consider using more secure authentication methods that do not require clipboard interaction.

Fix this in The Olive Tree Ftp Server Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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