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CVE-2019-12815

63
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-12815 is a critical arbitrary file copy vulnerability in the mod_copy module of ProFTPD versions up to 1.3.5b, affecting products like Debian, Fedora, and Siemens. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution and information disclosure. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is significant community discussion and media coverage, though no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.5bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
57.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5761 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
bugs.proftpd.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
Broken Link
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
Third Party Advisory
github.com / proftpd/proftpd/pull/816
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OJDQ3XUYWO42TJBO53NUWDZRA35QMVEI
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XM5FPBAGSIKV6YJZEPM6GPGJO5JFT7XU
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Aug/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201908-16
Third Party Advisory
tbspace.de / cve201912815proftpd.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2019/dsa-4491
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/109339
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry