CVE-2008-4242

proftpd CSRF attack

Published Sep 25, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 7.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1689-1 New proftpd-dfsg packages fix Cross-Site Request Forgery
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4225 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.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:08 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 25, 2008, 7:25 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 25, 2008, 12:00 AM