Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Robo-FTP

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Advisory ID:	HTB22627
Product:	Robo-FTP
Vendor:	Serengeti Systems Incorporated
Vulnerable Versions:	3.7.3 and probably prior
Tested Version:	3.7.3
Advisory Publication:	September 27, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	September 27, 2010
Public Disclosure:	October 11, 2010
Latest Update:	October 6, 2010
Vulnerability Type:	Path Traversal [CWE-22]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2010-4095
Risk Level:	High

CVSSv2 Base Score:	7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered vulnerability in Robo-FTP which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system. 1) Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Robo-FTP: CVE-2010-4095 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitation of the downloaded filename. A remote attacker controlling an FTP server can trick user into downloading file with specially crafted filename, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. "..\..\..\..\..\..\..\somefile.exe") and write it into arbitrary locations on the target system. Successful exploitation might allow remote code execution but requires that victim uses Robo-FTP to connect to the FTP server and download a malicious file.
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22627 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22627 - Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Robo-FTP [2] Robo-FTP - robo-ftp.com - Robo-FTP is a secure, script-driven Microsoft Windows FTP, SFTP and HTTP client designed to conduct unattended file transfers with normal FTP and 128-bit SSH and SSL secure servers. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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HTB22624: Directory Traversal Vulnerability in CrossFTP Pro

HTB22626: Directory Traversal Vulnerability in FilterFTP

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