BRS Webweaver 1.0 1 - MKDir Directory Traversal

Author: euronymous
type: remote
platform: linux
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date_added: 2003-01-10 
date_updated: 2012-10-21 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6585/info

WebWeaver's FTP component has a flaw which can permit a remote user to create directories outside the FTP root.

By executing the mkdir command on an ftp server with dot-dot-slash (..\) directory traversal notation, an attacker can create a directory outside of the FTP root.

mkdir ..\[directoryname]