PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17557
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 17 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 18 2006 05:31PM
Credit:	[email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	phpWebFTP phpWebFTP 3.2
Not Vulnerable:

PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

phpWebFTP is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve and execute arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the affected application. Information obtained may aid attackers in further attacks.

Reports also indicate that access to the source code of the login script 'script.js' may reveal information that could aid an attacker in further attacks.

PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability


This vulnerability may be exploited with a web client.

PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected]

PHPWebFTP Index.PHP Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

• phpWebFTP Homepage (phpWebFTP)
  
• PhpWebFTP 3.2 Login Script ([email protected])