Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0263. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (aka BPFTP Server 2.10) allows attackers to read file attributes outside of the web root via the (1) SIZE and (2) MDTM commands when the "show relative paths" option is not enabled.

The weakness was disclosed 06/18/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at atstake.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0263. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27066 (Gene6 BPFTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6330), Exploit-DB (20726), SecurityFocus (BID 2537†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6518†). The entry VDB-16773 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: G6 FTP Server 2.10

Timelineinfo

04/03/2001 🔍
04/03/2001 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2001 +76 days 🔍
06/18/2001 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2004 +1276 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +3488 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +3902 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: atstake.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16772
X-Force: 6330 - BPFTP could allow attackers to obtain login credentials
SecurityFocus: 2537 - Gene6 BPFTP Server File Existence Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6518 - Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 Allows Reading Files via Size and MDTM Commands, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 13:03
Updated: 03/10/2025 10:21
Changes: 07/04/2014 13:03 (67), 05/27/2019 12:49 (1), 03/10/2025 10:21 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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