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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.