CVE-2008-4242 describes a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ProFTPD version 1.3.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands by exploiting how the server interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, specifically through a crafted long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing web browser FTP session. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring medium attack complexity and no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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