CVE-2008-4242

N/A Unknown
Published: September 25, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31930
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33413
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1689
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020945
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45274
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

proftpd_project

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