Baby FTP Server file information disclosure
| baby-ftp-information-disclosure (25413) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Baby FTP Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. The server returns a different error message based on whether a requested file exists outside of the FTP root directory or not. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted FTP request containing "dot dot" directory traversal sequences (/../) to determine the existence of files on the system. This information could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system.
Platforms Affected:
- Pablo Software Solutions, Baby FTP Server 1.24
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Pablo Software Solutions Web site, Baby FTP Server at http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/baby_ftp_server.html.
- BID-17205: Baby FTP Server Information Disclosure Weakness
- CVE-2006-1383: Directory traversal vulnerability in Baby FTP Server (BabyFTP) 1.24 allows remote authenticated users to determine existence of files outside the intended document root via unspecified manipulations, which generate different error messages depending on whether a file exists or not.
- OSVDB ID: 24057: Baby FTP Server Traversal File Enumeration
- SA19338: Baby FTP Server File Enumeration Weakness
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1069: Baby FTP Server Error Messages Remote File Enumeration Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 23, 2006
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