FTP

TCP 20: data transfer
- Active: Client->Server
- Passive: Server->Client
TCP 21: control channel
Server Config: /etc/vsftpd.conf
- http://vsftpd.beasts.org/vsftpd_conf.html
DISALLOWED FTP users: /etc/ftpusers
Commands: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326204635/https://www.smartfile.com/blog/the-ultimate-ftp-commands-list/
Server Return Codes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_server_return_codes

**TFTP has no auth and uses only UDP.

Dangerous Settings

Setting	Description
`anonymous_enable=YES`	Allowing anonymous login?
`anon_upload_enable=YES`	Allowing anonymous to upload files?
`anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES`	Allowing anonymous to create new directories?
`no_anon_password=YES`	Do not ask anonymous for password?
`anon_root=/home/username/ftp`	Directory for anonymous.
`write_enable=YES`	Allow the usage of FTP commands: STOR, DELE, RNFR, RNTO, MKD, RMD, APPE, and SITE?

# Connect to FTP server in passive mode with anonymous login
ftp -p ftp://<USER>:<PASS>@<TARGET>
passive

# lftp equivalents
lftp ftp://<USER>:<PASS>@<TARGET>
set ftp:passive-mode off

# Execute local commands (outside of session)
!<COMMAND>

# List files and directories
ls -la
ls -laR

# Read file
get <FILENAME> -
# Download file
get <FILENAME>
# Upload file
put <FILENAME>
# Download all files
mirror .

# Download ALL files
mkdir ftp_files && cd ftp_files
wget -m --no-passive-ftp ftp://anonymous:anonymous@<TARGET>