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ColoradoFTP Server 1.3 Build 8 Directory Traversal Information Disclosure

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ColoradoFTP Server 1.3 Build 8 Directory Traversal Information Disclosure

Disclosed
08/11/2016
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability found in ColoradoFTP server version <= 1.3 Build 8. This vulnerability allows an attacker to download and upload arbitrary files from the server GET/PUT command including file system traversal strings starting with '\\'. The server is written in Java and therefore platform independent, however this vulnerability is only exploitable on the Windows version.

Author(s)

  • h00die <mike@shorebreaksecurity.com>
  • RvLaboratory

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/colorado_ftp_traversal
msf auxiliary(colorado_ftp_traversal) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(colorado_ftp_traversal) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(colorado_ftp_traversal) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(colorado_ftp_traversal) > run

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