CVE-2022-34005
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in TitanFTP (aka Titan FTP) NextGen before 1.2.1050. There is Remote Code Execution due to a hardcoded password for the sa account on the Microsoft SQL Express 2019 instance installed by default during TitanFTP NextGen installation, aka NX-I674 (sub-issue 1). NOTE: as of 2022-06-21, the 1.2.1050 release corrects this vulnerability in a new installation, but not in an upgrade installation.
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 confidenceTitanFTP NextGen versions before 1.2.1050 ship with a hardcoded password for the SQL Express 2019 'sa' account installed by default. This allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full database access and achieve Remote Code Execution on the server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 1.2.1050CVSS 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:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed TitanFTP NextGen versionOpen the application's About dialog, check the Windows Programs and Features list, or look in the installation directory for version information (typically in an 'About' or 'Version' file)Affected if The installed version is below 1.2.1050
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Verify SQL Express 2019 installationCheck for Microsoft SQL Express 2019 installation on the server via Windows Programs and Features, or check if the TitanFTP database is hosted on a local SQL Express instanceAffected if SQL Express 2019 was installed alongside TitanFTP NextGen
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Confirm database authentication methodInspect the TitanFTP configuration files or database connection settings to verify if SQL authentication (rather than Windows authentication) is being used for the database connectionAffected if SQL authentication with the 'sa' account is enabled and configured
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Test default credentials accessUsing a SQL client, attempt to connect to the database using the default SQL 'sa' account with known hardcoded credential patterns (the specific password is not provided here - compare your findings against known security advisory details)Affected if The default SQL 'sa' password is still active and allows unauthenticated database access
You are affected if TitanFTP NextGen version is below 1.2.1050 AND SQL Express was installed with default 'sa' credentials that remain unchanged.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.2.1050
Update to version 1.2.1050 or newer; for existing upgrade installations, manually change the default SQL 'sa' password and verify no unauthorized database access has occurred.
1.2.1050
- Upgrade Titan FTP Server NextGen to version 1.2.1050 or later
- After upgrade, verify that the Microsoft SQL Express sa account password has been changed from the hardcoded default
- If upgrading from a previous version, manually reset the SQL sa password to a strong, unique value to remediate the vulnerability
- Restart the Titan FTP service after making any SQL password changes
- Verify the new SQL credentials are properly configured in the Titan FTP server settings
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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