Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03 Command LS/GET path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Command Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument LS/GET can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0931. No exploit exists. The application of restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument LS/GET with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.03 allows attackers to list or read arbitrary files and directories via a .. (dot dot) in (1) LS or (2) GET.

The weakness was disclosed 11/28/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0931. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27136 (Coolsoft PowerFTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7615), SecurityFocus (BID 3593†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3255†). The entries VDB-17635, VDB-17634 and VDB-17633 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17632
X-Force: 7615
SecurityFocus: 3593 - Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3255 - Directory Traversal in Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.03, 2.10, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 16:35
Updated: 05/18/2019 17:52
Changes: 07/10/2014 16:35 (59), 05/18/2019 17:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:843:103

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