Farmers WIFE FTP Server Multiple Command Traversal Arbitrary File Creation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20754

Synopsis

The remote ftp server is affected by a directory traversal flaw.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Farmers WIFE, a commercial facilities, scheduling, and asset management package targeted at the media industry.

The version of Farmers WIFE installed on the remote host includes an FTP server that reportedly is vulnerable to directory traversal attacks. A user can leverage this issue to read and write to files outside the ftp root. Note that the application runs with SYSTEM privileges under Windows.

Solution

Upgrade to Farmers WIFE 4.4 SP3 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2006/Jan/471

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20754

File Name: farmerswife_ftp_dir_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: FTP

Published: 1/20/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0319

BID: 16321