Description
FTP Explorer uses weak encryption for storing the username, password, and profile of FTP sites.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- FTPx FTP Explorer 1.0.00.10 - Weak Password Encryption EDB-19762 · local · Feb 25, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1003 vdb-entry
- 20000224 How the password could be recover using FTP Explorer's registry! mailing-list