Khamil Landross and Zack Jones EFTP 2.0.7.337 Command LIST/QUOTE SIZE/QUOTE MDTM path traversal
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Khamil Landross and Zack Jones EFTP 2.0.7.337. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. Such manipulation of the argument LIST/QUOTE SIZE/QUOTE MDTM leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1109. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Khamil Landross and Zack Jones EFTP 2.0.7.337. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument LIST/QUOTE SIZE/QUOTE MDTM with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in EFTP 2.0.7.337 allows remote authenticated users to reveal directory contents via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) LIST, (2) QUOTE SIZE, and (3) QUOTE MDTM commands.
The weakness was shared 09/12/2001 by ByteRage (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1109. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10933 (EFTP Multiple Command Traversal Arbitrary Directory Listing), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FTP and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27118 (EFTP Password Hash Retrieval Vulnerability).
Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7114), Exploit-DB (21110), Tenable (10933), SecurityFocus (BID 3333†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1716†). The entries VDB-17357, VDB-17356 and VDB-17355 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 10933
Nessus Name: EFTP Multiple Command Traversal Arbitrary Directory Listing
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OpenVAS ID: 10933
OpenVAS Name: EFTP tells if a given file exists
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Timeline
09/12/2001 🔍09/12/2001 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netResearcher: ByteRage
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-1109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17354
X-Force: 7114
SecurityFocus: 3333 - EFTP Server Directory and File Existence Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1716 - Directory Traversal in EFTP 2.0.7.337, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 01:44Updated: 09/29/2025 12:18
Changes: 07/09/2014 01:44 (70), 05/11/2019 16:47 (6), 03/09/2025 19:47 (21), 09/29/2025 12:18 (3)
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