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CVE-2008-7263

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-7263 describes a vulnerability in pyftpdlib versions prior to 0.5.0, specifically in the ftpserver.py component. This flaw allows remote attackers to conduct brute-force attacks more efficiently due to the server's immediate response to invalid login attempts, lacking a delay mechanism. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability's nature makes it a concern for affected systems.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0156 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pyftpdlibFixed in: 0.5.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crjmedium

Improper Authentication in pyftpdlib

May 17, 2022

References

code.google.com / p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail
code.google.com / p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
code.google.com / p/pyftpdlib/source/detail
code.google.com / p/pyftpdlib/source/diff