VDB-17635 · CVE-2001-0934 · XFDB 8182

Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03 Command PWD Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03. This affects an unknown part of the component Command Handler. This manipulation of the argument PWD causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2001-0934. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cooolsoft PowerFTP 2.03 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument PWD with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.03 allows remote attackers to obtain the physical path of the server root via the pwd command, which lists the full pathname.

The weakness was published 11/28/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0934. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27134 (Coolsoft PowerFTP Server Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8182), SecurityFocus (BID 4072†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29321†). Similar entries are available at VDB-17633, VDB-17634 and VDB-20244. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cooolsoft

Name

PowerFTP

Version

2.03

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

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07/10/2014 +1267 days 🔍
03/14/2017 +978 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17635
X-Force: 8182
SecurityFocus: 4072
Vulnerability Center: 29321 - Cooolsoft PowerFTP Server 2.03 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 16:37
Updated: 03/14/2017 08:05
Changes: 07/10/2014 16:37 (54), 03/14/2017 08:05 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:D12:103

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