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Exploitation

FTP exploitation via backdoors, brute-force, shells, and bounce attacks

7 guides • Created Dec 28, 2025 • Updated Mar 29, 2026
7 guides

FTP Anonymous Login Exploitation

Exploit anonymous FTP login to gain unauthorised access, enumerate files, and extract sensitive data using tools like ftp, Nmap, and Metasploit.

Mar 16, 2026 • 3 min read

FTP Authentication Attacks

Exploiting FTP authentication weaknesses via brute force, credential stuffing, and anonymous login abuse to gain unauthorised access to FTP services.

Dec 29, 2025 • 4 min read

FTP Bounce Attack Exploitation

Exploit FTP PORT command misuse to proxy scans and connections through misconfigured FTP servers, bypassing firewalls and obscuring attack origin.

Mar 16, 2026 • 3 min read

FTP Credential Exploitation

Exploit FTP authentication weaknesses using anonymous access, brute-force attacks, and credential stuffing to gain unauthorised access to FTP servers.

Mar 16, 2026 • 3 min read

FTP Web Shell Upload

Upload web shells via FTP to gain remote code execution. Covers anonymous/authenticated access, shell deployment, and triggering execution through a web server.

Mar 16, 2026 • 2 min read

ProFTPD 1.3.3c Backdoor

Exploit the ProFTPD 1.3.3c backdoor (CVE-2010-4221) introduced via a compromised source tarball, granting unauthenticated remote root shell access.

Dec 29, 2025 • 2 min read

vsftpd 2.3.4 Backdoor

Exploit the infamous vsftpd 2.3.4 backdoor vulnerability, triggering a root shell via malicious smiley-face username on port 6200.

Dec 29, 2025 • 2 min read

FTP exploitation takes the findings from enumeration and turns them into access. Anonymous write permissions let you upload web shells or overwrite configuration files. Known CVEs in ProFTPD, vsftpd, and other implementations provide direct code execution paths.

Credential brute-forcing against FTP is effective when lockout policies are absent, which is common. Backdoor detection covers trojanized builds like the vsftpd 2.3.4 backdoor that still shows up on legacy systems.

Techniques below cover anonymous upload abuse, version-specific exploits, and credential attacks.