Thomas Krebs NiteServer FTPd 1.83 cd Command path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thomas Krebs NiteServer FTPd 1.83. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component cd Command Handler. Such manipulation with the input \.. leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1349. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thomas Krebs NiteServer FTPd 1.83 (File Transfer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component cd Command Handler. The manipulation with the input value \.. 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in NITE ftp-server (NiteServer) 1.83 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a "\.." (backslash dot dot) in the CD (CWD) command.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 by Dennis Rand (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1349 since 10/14/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11466 (Multiple FTP Server Traversal Arbitrary File/Directory Access), 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 27179 (Nite Server FTPD File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11062), Tenable (11466), SecurityFocus (BID 6648†), Secunia (SA7879†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1005923†). 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11466
Nessus Name: Multiple FTP Server Traversal Arbitrary File/Directory Access
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OpenVAS ID: 11466
OpenVAS Name: NiteServer FTP directory traversal
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/15/2003 🔍
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01/20/2003 +4 days 🔍
03/25/2003 +64 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +281 days 🔍
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10/14/2007 +1383 days 🔍
08/28/2014 +2510 days 🔍
07/14/2025 +3972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Dennis Rand
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1349 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21272
X-Force: 11062
SecurityFocus: 6648 - Nite Server FTPD File Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 7879 - NiteServer directory traversal, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1005923

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2014 17:55
Updated: 07/14/2025 01:10
Changes: 08/28/2014 17:55 (63), 04/22/2019 14:46 (10), 07/14/2025 01:10 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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