FTP Server Zipped .uni File Uploaded

info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4067

Synopsis

The remote FTP client was observed uploading an archive (zipped) file that contained a .uni file.

Description

The remote FTP client was observed uploading an archive (zipped) file that contained a .uni file. As an example, consider the indicated file that is a part of a .zip archive and was just uploaded to a remote FTP server.

Distributing files over FTP is a common way of distributing information. However, efforts should be taken to ensure that confidential files are not uploaded via FTP.

Solution

N/A

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 4067

Family: Data Leakage

Published: 5/25/2007

Updated: 6/1/2015