Overview
CrushFTP allows access to files outside the FTP root directory through directory traversal.
Description
CrushFTP is a Java-based FTP server available for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. CrushFTP can be configured to limit access to files under a designated FTP root directory. However, CrushFTP allows an attacker to get files outside this directory through '../' directory traversal. |
Impact
CrushFTP allows an attacker to see any file in the filesystem, including potentially sensitive and critical system files. |
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.1.7 or later of CrushFTP at: |
Use chroot if available on your system, to limit the scope of CrushFTP's access to the filesystem. |
Vendor Information
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CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Joe Testa for discovering this vulnerability.
This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2001-0582 |
| Severity Metric: | 0.11 |
| Date Public: | 2001-05-23 |
| Date First Published: | 2001-12-20 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2001-12-20 16:50 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 14 |