Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4242
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.
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2008-4242
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4242
0.93%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 83 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4242
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4242
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The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4242
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45274
ProFTPD URL cross-site request forgery CVE-2008-4242 Vulnerability Report
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00245.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: proftpd-1.3.1-8.fc8
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http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/56
multiple vendor ftpd - Cross-site request forgery - CXSecurity.com
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4313
multiple vendor ftpd - Cross-site request forgery - CXSecurity.com
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00078.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: proftpd-1.3.1-8.fc9
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1689
[SECURITY] [DSA 1689-1] New proftpd-dfsg packages fix Cross-Site Request Forgery
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31289
Exploit
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http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3115
Bug 3115 – Cross-site request forgery
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Mandriva
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020945
Access Denied
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