Xynph FTP Server Relative Path Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:6587

Info

Xynph FTP Server Relative Path Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6587
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 11 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 11 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Vulnerbility discovery credited to "Zero-X www.lobnan.de Team" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Xynph FTP Server Xynph FTP Server 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xynph FTP Server Relative Path Directory Traversal Vulnerability

A problem with the handling of input has been reported in Xynph FTP Server. Under some circumstances, it may be possible for a remote user to escape the FTP root directory using relative path notation. This could allow unauthorized access to systems using the vulnerable software.

Exploit / POC

Xynph FTP Server Relative Path Directory Traversal Vulnerability

This vulnerability may be exploited by issuing the following command on a vulnerable host:

cd ...

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