Robo-FTP FTP directory traversal
| roboftp-ftp-dir-traversal (62548) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Robo-FTP could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to connect and download from a malicious FTP server a directory containing files with "dot dot" sequences using backslash characters (\..\) in the filenames, a remote attacker could traverse directories and write arbitrary files to the system.*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to Change Log for Robo-FTP v3.7.5 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- HTB22627: Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Robo-FTP.
- Robo-FTP Web site: Robo-FTP: Workflow Automation with Robo-FTP.
- Robo-FTP Web Site: Change Log for Robo-FTP v3.7.5.
- BID-44073: Robo-FTP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-4095: Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in Serengeti Systems Incorporated Robo-FTP 3.7.3, and probably other versions before 3.7.5, allows remote FTP servers to write arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename in a server response.
- OSVDB ID: 68643: Robo-FTP Filename Specifier Traversal Arbitrary File Write
- SA41809: Robo-FTP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Serengeti Systems Robo-FTP 3.7.3
Reported:
Oct 11, 2010
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