Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:2426

Info

Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2426
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0293
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 28 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 04:46AM
Credit: This vulnerability was first announced to Bugtraq by [email protected] on February 28, 2001.
Vulnerable: DataWizard FtpXQ 2.0.93
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

FtpQX is a ftp daemon designed to provide ftp services for Microsoft Operating Systems. It is maintained and distributed by Datawizard Technologies.

A problem in the software could allow access to restricted resources. Due to insufficient input checking, it is possible to retrieve files outside of the ftp root directory. By preappending dots to a GET request, it is possible to traverse directories above the ftp root directory, and retrieve any known file.

This makes it possible for a malicious user with access to the ftp server to gain access to sensitive information, including password files stored on the server.

Exploit / POC

Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

This exploit was contributed by [email protected]:

ftp> cd ..
ftp> get ../../autoexec.bat

Solution / Fix

Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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Datawizards FtpXQ Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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