FTP Serv-U Directory Traversal

vendor:

Serv-U

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Directory Traversal

CWE

Product Name: Serv-U

Affected Version From: 2.5

Affected Version To: 2.5

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2001-0206

CPE: a:catsft:serv-u

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Windows

2001

FTP Serv-U Directory Traversal

Authenticated users can gain access to the ftproot of the drive where Serv-U FTP has been installed. Users that have read, write, execute and list access in the home directory will have the same permissions to any file which resides on the same partition as the ftproot, once a user is in the home directory they can successfully transfer any files using specially crafted GET requests. All hidden files will be revealed even if the 'Hide hidden files' feature is on. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable a remote user to gain access to systems files, password files, etc. This could lead to a complete compromise of the host.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of FTP Serv-U.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2052/info

FTP Serv-U is an internet FTP server from CatSoft.

Authenticated users can gain access to the ftproot of the drive where Serv-U FTP has been installed. Users that have read, write, execute and list access in the home directory will have the same permissions to any file which resides on the same partition as the ftproot, once a user is in the home directory they can successfully transfer any files using specially crafted GET requests. All hidden files will be revealed even if the 'Hide hidden files' feature is on.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could enable a remote user to gain access to systems files, password files, etc. This could lead to a complete compromise of the host. 

ftp> cd \..%20.
250 Directory changed to /..

ftp> cd %20..%20%20../winnt 250 Directory changed to /c:/TOMB/../WINNT
ftp> put autoexec.bat %20..%20%20../winnt/2.bat
200 PORT Command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for 2.bat.
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> dir \..%20.\..%20.\winnt\