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GitHub Repository: rapid7/metasploit-framework
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Vulnerable Application

Enumerate TCP services via the FTP bounce PORT/LIST method

Verification Steps

  1. Start msfconsole

  2. Do: use modules/auxiliary/scanner/portscan/ftpbounce

  3. Do: set BOUNCEHOST [ip]

  4. Do: set PORTS [number(s)]

  5. Do: set RHOSTS [ip]

  6. Do: set FTPUSER [user]

  7. Do: set FTPPASS [password]

  8. Do: run

Scenarios

Docker Usage: docker run -e "ADDED_FLAGS=-w -W -d -d" -e FTP_USER_NAME=bob -e FTP_USER_PASS=12345 -e FTP_USER_HOME=/home/bob stilliard/pure-ftpd

PureFTPd and Kali Linux 2019.3

msf > use modules/auxiliary/scanner/portscan/ftpbounce
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > set BOUNCEHOST 172.17.0.2
  BOUNCEHOST => 172.17.0.2
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > set PORTS 8080
  BOUNCEPORT => 8080
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > set RHOSTS 172.17.0.4
  RHOSTS => 172.17.0.4
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > set FTPUSER bob
  FTPUSER => bob
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > set FTPPASS 12345
  FTPPASS => 12345
msf auxiliary(scanner/portscan/ftpbounce) > run

  [+] 172.17.0.2:21 -  TCP OPEN 172.17.0.4:8080
  [*] 172.17.0.2:21 - Scanned 1 of 1 hosts (100% complete)
  [*] Auxiliary module execution completed

Manual Exploitation

root@ubuntu:~# nmap -p 8080 -v -b bob:12345@172.17.0.2 172.17.0.4 -Pn

  Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2019-11-25 20:34 UTC
  Resolved FTP bounce attack proxy to 172.17.0.2 (172.17.0.2).
  Initiating Parallel DNS resolution of 1 host. at 20:34
  Completed Parallel DNS resolution of 1 host. at 20:34, 0.00s elapsed
  Attempting connection to ftp://bob:[email protected]:21
  Connected:220---------- Welcome to Pure-FTPd [privsep] [TLS] ----------
  220-You are user number 1 of 5 allowed.
  220-Local time is now 20:34. Server port: 21.
  220-This is a private system - No anonymous login
  220-This server supports FXP transfers
  220-IPv6 connections are also welcome on this server.
  220 You will be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity.
  Login credentials accepted by FTP server!
  Initiating Bounce Scan at 20:34
  Discovered open port 8080/tcp on 172.17.0.4
  Completed Bounce Scan at 20:34, 0.00s elapsed (1 total ports)
  Nmap scan report for 172.17.0.4
  Host is up.

  PORT     STATE SERVICE
  8080/tcp open  http-proxy