A vulnerability was found in Evolvable Shambala Server 4.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component FTP Server. The manipulation of the argument LIST/GET with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server for Shambala 4.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) LIST (ls) or (2) GET commands.

The weakness was released 10/04/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0877. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9224) and SecurityFocus (BID 4896†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-18815.

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