CVE-2009-0542

N/A Unknown
Published: February 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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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=3180
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
58.5%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

Affected Vendors

proftpd_project

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