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WS_FTP client weak stored password

🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David MaciejakType 
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The WS_FTP client stores site passwords using a weak encryption method, making it vulnerable to security breache

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
CVE
CVE-1999-1078
12 Sep 200104:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-1999-1078
12 Sep 200104:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-1999-1059
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-1999-1078
29 Jul 199904:00
nvd
OpenVAS
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional < 12.6 Weak Stored Password Vulnerability
3 Nov 200500:00
openvas
Tenable Nessus
WS_FTP Pro Client Weak Password Encrypted
1 Sep 200400:00
nessus
SourceLink
ipswitchwww.ipswitch.com/
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: ws_ftp_client_weak_stored_pass.nasl 6040 2017-04-27 09:02:38Z teissa $
# Description: WS_FTP client weak stored password
#
# Authors:
# David Maciejak <david dot maciejak at kyxar dot fr>
# based on work from (C) Tenable Network Security
# Updated: 03/12/2009 Antu Sanadi <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#

tag_summary = "The remote host has a version of the WS_FTP client which use a weak
  encryption method to store site password.";

tag_solution = "Upgrade to the newest version of the WS_FTP client
";
# Ref: Bernardo Quintero of Hispasec <[email protected]>

if(description)
{
  script_id(14597);
  script_version("$Revision: 6040 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-04-27 11:02:38 +0200 (Thu, 27 Apr 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
  script_bugtraq_id(547);
  script_cve_id("CVE-1999-1078");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("WS_FTP client weak stored password");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_copyright("This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.ipswitch.com/");
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
  exit(0);
}

wsFtpDir = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion" +
                               "\App Paths\wsftpgui.exe",item:"path");
if(!wsFtpDir){
  exit(0);
}

share = ereg_replace(pattern:"([A-Z]):.*", replace:"\1$", string:wsFtpDir);
file =  ereg_replace(pattern:"[A-Z]:(.*)", replace:"\1",
                     string:wsFtpDir + "\wsftpgui.exe");
ftpVer = GetVer(file:file, share:share);

if(!ftpVer){
  exit(0);
}

# Grep Version <= 2007.0.0.2
if(version_is_less_equal(version:ftpVer, test_version:"2007.0.0.2")){
  security_message(0);
}

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27 Apr 2017 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
EPSS0.01011
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