Path traversal in Titan FTP Server - CVE-2014-1843
Published: April 29, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41747
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-2014-1843
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 obtain the property information of an arbitrary home folder via a Properties action with a . (dot dot) in the src parameter.
Affected software
Titan FTP Server
How to mitigate CVE-2014-1843
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.