CSRF in Proftpd Project
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.071 (94.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd Project — versions 1.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31930 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33261 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33413 (third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4313 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4242?
- CVE-2008-4242 is a vulnerability in Proftpd Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Published 2008-09-25.
- Is CVE-2008-4242 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.