| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-1999-0497 | 1 Jan 199905:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-1999-0497 | 6 May 202613:28 | – | circl | |
| CVE-1999-0497 | 4 Feb 200005:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-1999-0497 | 4 Feb 200005:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-1999-0496 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| Anonymous FTP Enabled | 22 Jun 199900:00 | – | nessus | |
| CVE-1999-0497 | 1 Jan 199905:00 | – | nvd | |
| Anonymous FTP Login Reporting | 23 Oct 201800:00 | – | openvas | |
| PT-1999-1174 | 1 Jan 199900:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/08/2026 | 8 May 202618:26 | – | rapid7blog |
# frozen_string_literal: true
##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Ftp
include Msf::Auxiliary::Scanner
include Msf::Module::Deprecated
moved_from 'auxiliary/scanner/ftp/anonymous'
def initialize
super(
'Name' => 'Anonymous FTP Access Detection',
'Description' => 'Detect anonymous (read/write) FTP service access.',
'References' => [
['URL', 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol#Anonymous_FTP'],
['CVE', '1999-0497'],
],
'Author' => [
'Matteo Cantoni <goony[at]nothink.org>',
'g0tmi1k' # @g0tmi1k - additional features
],
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Notes' => {
'Stability' => [CRASH_SAFE],
'SideEffects' => [IOC_IN_LOGS],
'Reliability' => []
}
)
register_options(
[
Opt::RPORT(21),
OptBool.new('STORE_LOOT', [false, 'Store the directory listing as loot', true])
]
)
end
def run_host(target_host)
res = connect_login(true, false)
if res
dir = Rex::Text.rand_text_alpha(8)
vprint_status("Testing write access, creating test directory: #{dir}")
# Alt would be to use STOR
write_check = send_cmd(['MKD', dir], true)
if write_check && write_check =~ /^2/
access_type = 'Read/Write'
vprint_status("Removing test directory: #{dir}")
send_cmd(['RMD', dir], true)
else
access_type = 'Read-only'
end
print_good("Anonymous #{access_type} access (#{@banner_version})")
if datastore['STORE_LOOT']
vprint_status('Listing directory contents')
listing = send_cmd_data(['LS'], nil)
if listing.nil?
print_warning('Could not retrieve directory listing (data connection failed)')
elsif listing[1].nil? || listing[1].empty?
vprint_status('Directory listing: (empty)')
else
vprint_status("Directory listing:\n#{listing[1]}")
path = store_loot('ftp.anonymous', 'text/plain', rhost, listing[1], 'ftp_anonymous.txt', 'Anonymous FTP directory listing')
print_good("Directory listing stored to: #{path}")
end
end
report_vuln(
host: rhost,
port: rport,
proto: 'tcp',
sname: 'ftp',
name: 'Anonymous FTP Access',
info: "Anonymous FTP login accepted with #{access_type} access",
refs: references
)
register_creds(target_host, access_type)
elsif banner
print_warning("FTP service, but no anonymous access (#{banner_version})")
else
vprint_warning('No FTP banner received')
end
rescue ::Rex::TimeoutError, ::Rex::ConnectionError, ::EOFError, ::Errno::ECONNREFUSED => e
vprint_error(e.message)
report_host(host: rhost)
rescue ::Interrupt
raise $ERROR_INFO
ensure
disconnect
end
def register_creds(target_host, access_type)
# Build service information
service_data = {
address: target_host,
port: rport,
service_name: 'ftp',
protocol: 'tcp',
workspace_id: myworkspace_id
}
# Build credential information
credential_data = {
origin_type: :service,
module_fullname: fullname,
private_data: datastore['FTPPASS'],
private_type: :password,
username: datastore['FTPUSER'],
workspace_id: myworkspace_id
}
credential_data.merge!(service_data)
credential_core = create_credential(credential_data)
# Assemble the options hash for creating the Metasploit::Credential::Login object
login_data = {
access_level: access_type,
core: credential_core,
last_attempted_at: DateTime.now,
status: Metasploit::Model::Login::Status::SUCCESSFUL,
workspace_id: myworkspace_id
}
login_data.merge!(service_data)
create_credential_login(login_data)
end
end
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