VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4242
ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 7.07%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.07%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.07% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31930Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33413
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1689
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020945
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45274
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31930Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33413
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1689
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020945
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45274
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.