Cooolsoft Personal FTP Server 2.24 Command ls/mkdir/put/get path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cooolsoft Personal FTP Server 2.24. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument ls/mkdir/put/get leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1544. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cooolsoft Personal FTP Server 2.24 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Command Handler. The manipulation of the argument ls/mkdir/put/get 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in CooolSoft Personal FTP Server 2.24 allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the commands (1) LIST (ls), (2) mkdir, (3) put, or (4) get.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1544. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (12036) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28944†). See VDB-20244 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/10/2002 🔍
03/31/2003 +172 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
01/04/2011 +2836 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +1312 days 🔍
03/13/2017 +948 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20243
X-Force: 12036
Vulnerability Center: 28944 - CooolSoft PowerFTP 2.24 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via Dot Dot Sequences, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:46
Updated: 03/13/2017 08:18
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:46 (50), 03/13/2017 08:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:CF2:103

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