CVE-2015-7602

BisonWare BisonFTP <3.5 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2015-7602. PoCs published by Jay Turla, Jay Turla, James Fitts, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/ftp/bison_ftp_traversal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in BisonWare BisonFTP Server V3.5, allowing unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory. It connects to the FTP server, retrieves the boot.ini file using a traversal sequence, and prints its contents.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in BisonWare BisonFTP 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a RETR command.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Jay Turla · pythonremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38341

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in BisonWare BisonFTP Server V3.5, allowing unauthorized access to files outside the intended directory. It connects to the FTP server, retrieves the boot.ini file using a traversal sequence, and prints its contents.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BisonWare BisonFTP Server V3.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the FTP server · FTP server running BisonWare BisonFTP Server V3.5
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
by Jay Turla, James Fitts · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ftp/bison_ftp_traversal.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in BisonWare BisonFTP Server 3.5, allowing an attacker to download arbitrary files from the server by crafting a RETR command with traversal strings.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BisonWare BisonFTP Server 3.5
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the FTP server · Valid FTP credentials
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

EPSS 0.6094
EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
bisonware/bisonftp 3.5
Published Sep 29, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026