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    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 session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.

    Published:Sep 25, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 25, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.03385
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Proftpd Project
    Product
    Proftpd

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2010-20103 (CVSS 9.3) — A malicious backdoor was embedded in the official ProFTPD 1.3.3c source tarball distributed between November 2…
    CVE-2009-0542 (CVSS 7.5) — SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitr…
    CVE-2007-2165 (CVSS 5.1) — The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, doe…
    CVE-2006-6563 (CVSS 6.6) — Stack-based buffer overflow in the pr_ctrls_recv_request function in ctrls.c in the mod_ctrls module in ProFTP…
    CVE-2006-6171 (CVSS 7.5) — ProFTPD 1.3.0a and earlier does not properly set the buffer size limit when CommandBufferSize is specified in …
    CVE-2006-6170 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in the tls_x509_name_oneline function in the mod_tls module, as used in ProFTPD 1.3.0a and ear…
    CVE-2006-5815 (CVSS 10) — Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, pro…
    CVE-2005-4816 (CVSS 7.5) — Buffer overflow in mod_radius in ProFTPD before 1.3.0rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service …

    References

    http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31930
    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/31289
    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/31930
    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/31289
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High