Path traversal in Titan FTP Server - CVE-2014-1842
Published: April 29, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41746
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1842
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the web interface in Titan FTP Server before 10.40 build 1829. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to list all usernames via a Go action with a . (dot dot) in the search-bar value.
Affected software
Titan FTP Server
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1842
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.