Check Point Advisories

Titan FTP Administrative Password Disclosure

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3494
Date Published:	4 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Saturday 04 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Titan FTP servers prior to version 9.14.1628
Vulnerability Description	A password disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Titan FTP Server Administrator.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insecure authorization check. A remote attacker can retrieve the username and password for the administrative XML-RPC interface by sending specially crafted xml requests to the target. Successful exploitation could result in the disclosure of sensitive user information.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Titan FTP Administrative Password Disclosure protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: Titan FTP Administrative Password Disclosure