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CVE-2008-4242

Published: Sep 25, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-352
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.1%
Top 6.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

proftpd project
oss-projectaka proftpd (professional ftp daemon), proftpd
proftpdOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
bugs.proftpd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31930
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
secunia.com
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