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Title: Gene 6 BPFTP Server Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

G6 FTP Server now known as BPFTP Server is an internet FTP server by Gene6

BPFTP Server has a flaw which can permit a remote user to learn the physcial path to the FTP service's root directory.

By submitting the FTP command 'dele' argumented by an ':' character and a arbitrary filename, the attacker can cause an error message to be generated by BPFTP which includes the path for the ftp root.

It has been reported that the 'Show Relative Path' option must be disabled in order to successfully exploit this issue.

Properly exploited, this information could assist a hostile user in carrying out other attacks on the system.

Affected Products:

  • Gene6 BPFTP Server 2.0.0

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