SQL Injection in Proftpd Project
CVE-2009-0542
SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote) character during variable substitution by mod_sql.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.738 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.774 · newest: 0.738 · change: -0.036
Affected products
- Proftpd Project — versions 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.2_rc2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5 (mailing-list)
- bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/34268 (third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0542?
- CVE-2009-0542 is a vulnerability in Proftpd Project, classified under SQL Injection. Published 2009-02-12.
- Is CVE-2009-0542 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.