VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4242

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability7.07%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references