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BisonWare BisonFTP Server 3.5 Directory Traversal Information Disclosure

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BisonWare BisonFTP Server 3.5 Directory Traversal Information Disclosure

Disclosed
09/28/2015
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability found in BisonWare BisonFTP server version 3.5. This vulnerability allows an attacker to download arbitrary files from the server by crafting a RETR command including file system traversal strings such as '..//.'

Author(s)

  • Jay Turla
  • James Fitts
  • Brad Wolfe <brad.wolfe@gmail.com>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/ftp/bison_ftp_traversal
msf auxiliary(bison_ftp_traversal) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(bison_ftp_traversal) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(bison_ftp_traversal) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(bison_ftp_traversal) > run

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