FTP File Server - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the auxiliary/server/ftp metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: FTP File Server
Module: auxiliary/server/ftp
Source code: modules/auxiliary/server/ftp.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-05-12 22:15:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module provides a FTP service

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/server/ftp
msf auxiliary(ftp) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(ftp) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(ftp) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(ftp) > exploit

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the server/ftp auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/server/ftp

msf6 auxiliary(server/ftp) > show info

       Name: FTP File Server
     Module: auxiliary/server/ftp
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  hdm <[email protected]>

Available actions:
  Name     Description
  ----     -----------
  Service  Serve files via FTP

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----      ---------------  --------  -----------
  FTPPASS                    no        Configure a specific password that should be allowed access
  FTPROOT   /tmp/ftproot     yes       The FTP root directory to serve files from
  FTPUSER                    no        Configure a specific username that should be allowed access
  PASVPORT  0                no        The local PASV data port to listen on (0 is random)
  SRVHOST   0.0.0.0          yes       The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
  SRVPORT   21               yes       The local port to listen on.
  SSL       false            no        Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
  SSLCert                    no        Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)

Description:
  This module provides a FTP service

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the server/ftp auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(server/ftp) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/server/ftp):

   Name      Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----      ---------------  --------  -----------
   FTPPASS                    no        Configure a specific password that should be allowed access
   FTPROOT   /tmp/ftproot     yes       The FTP root directory to serve files from
   FTPUSER                    no        Configure a specific username that should be allowed access
   PASVPORT  0                no        The local PASV data port to listen on (0 is random)
   SRVHOST   0.0.0.0          yes       The local host or network interface to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.
   SRVPORT   21               yes       The local port to listen on.
   SSL       false            no        Negotiate SSL for incoming connections
   SSLCert                    no        Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)

Auxiliary action:

   Name     Description
   ----     -----------
   Service  Serve files via FTP

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the server/ftp auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(server/ftp) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/server/ftp):

   Name            Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----            ---------------  --------  -----------
   ListenerComm                     no        The specific communication channel to use for this service
   SSLCipher                        no        String for SSL cipher spec - "DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA" or "ADH"
   SSLCompression  false            no        Enable SSL/TLS-level compression
   VERBOSE         false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                        no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the server/ftp module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(server/ftp) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name     Description
   ----     -----------
   Service  Serve files via FTP

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the server/ftp auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(server/ftp) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name                Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                ---------------  --------  -----------
   TCP::max_send_size  0                no        Maximum tcp segment size.  (0 = disable)
   TCP::send_delay     0                no        Delays inserted before every send.  (0 = disable)

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • hdm

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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