CVE-2009-5012

ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.2 does not require the l permission for the MLST command, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and list the root direc...

Published: Oct 19, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264

NVD MITRE

4.0CVSSMEDIUM

Description

Improper Access Control in pyftpdlib

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

pyftpdlib PyPI OSS Libraries

pyftpdlib g.rodola

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

n/a n/a

pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

g.rodolaoss-projectOSS Librariesaka pyftpdlib

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5012

nvd.nist.gov

https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib

github.com

https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-9.yaml

github.com

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Timeline

Published

Oct 19, 2010

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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