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Methodus FTP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9021
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Release Date:
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2003-06-13
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Popularity:
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5,392 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Methodus 3
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Methodus FTP Server, which allows malicious users to conduct directory traversals.
The problem is that the "CD" command doesn't validate the character sequences: "../" and "//..".
The vulnerability has been reported to affect version 3 build 9 and prior.
Solution:
Make sure that only trusted users have access to the FTP service.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Peter Winter-Smith
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