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CVE-2008-4242

ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.03385
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Weakness Classification

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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Affected Products & Versions

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proftpd project proftpdall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 31289www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD25 Sep 2008 · 07:25 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
http://secunia.com/advisories/31930Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33261
http://secunia.com/advisories/33413
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
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