Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in the Apache mod_proxy_ftp module, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Apache mod_proxy_ftp FTP Command Injection
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36675
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/36675/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Apache "mod_proxy_ftp"
module, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain
security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the
"mod_proxy_ftp" module. This can be exploited to pass arbitrary FTP
commands to the FTP server via a specially crafted "Authorization"
header in a request to the Apache server.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.2.13, 2.0.63, and 1.3.41.
SOLUTION:
Restrict network access to the proxy server to trusted users only.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reportedly a module for VulnDisco Pack.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
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