South River Technologies Titan FTP Server up to 10.0.1732 src path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in South River Technologies Titan FTP Server up to 10.0.1732. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument src results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-1841. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in South River Technologies Titan FTP Server up to 10.0.1732 (File Transfer Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument src with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Titan FTP Server before 10.40 build 1829 allows remote attackers to copy an arbitrary user s home folder via a Move action with a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter.

The weakness was released 04/29/2014 (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-1841 since 02/02/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

A public exploit has been developed by Fara Rustein and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 77 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121809 (Titan FTP Server Information Disclosure and Security Bypass Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 10.0.1733 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91017), Exploit-DB (31579), SecurityFocus (BID 65462†), OSVDB (103195†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44819†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-69518 and VDB-69517. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Fara Rustein
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Titan FTP Server 10.0.1733

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02/10/2014 +8 days 🔍
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02/11/2014 +1 days 🔍
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04/29/2014 +77 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +290 days 🔍
08/17/2025 +3798 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-1841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69516
X-Force: 91017
SecurityFocus: 65462 - Titan FTP Server CVE-2014-1841 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103195
Vulnerability Center: 44819 - Titan FTP Server Before 10.40 build 1829 Remote Directory Traversal via Src Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 08/17/2025 04:46
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (60), 04/02/2019 15:42 (11), 08/17/2025 04:46 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:CA3:103

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