FTP Server Zipped .pdf File Detection

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4052

Synopsis

The remote FTP server is hosting compressed (zipped) archives that contain .pdf files.

Description

The remote FTP server is hosting compressed (zipped) archives that contain .pdf files. As an example, consider the indicated file that is a part of a .zip archive and was just downloaded by a remote FTP client.

Distributing files over FTP is a common way of distributing information. However, efforts should be taken to ensure that the hosted files do not contain confidential information.

Solution

N/A

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 4052

Family: Data Leakage

Published: 5/25/2007

Updated: 6/1/2015