CesarFTP directory traversal
| cesarftp-directory-traversal (6606) |  Low Risk |
Description:
CesarFTP could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the Web server. A remote attacker can send a URL containing modified "dot dot" sequences that use three dots instead of two followed by %5c/ ( such as /...%5c/) to break out of restricted directories and view any file on the Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- Alexandre Cesari (ACLogic), CesarFTP 0.98b
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun May 27 2001 - 12:33:08 CDT, CesarFTP v0.98b triple dot Directory Traversal / Weak password encryption at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0252.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 13 2004 - 03:26:44 CST, exploit for HD Soft Windows FTP Server 1.6 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0096.html.
- BID-2786: CesarFTP Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1335: Directory traversal vulnerability in CesarFTP 0.98b and earlier allows remote authenticated users (such as anonymous) to read arbitrary files via a GET with a filename that contains a ...%5c (modified dot dot).
Reported:
May 28, 2001
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