ProFTPD Access Control Flaw Vulnerability
What this means
This is rated critical severity (10 out of 10). It is on the known-exploited catalogue, which means attacks using it have already been seen. Ask IT whether Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux and Opensuse Tumbleweed, and 2 more are in your estate, and treat that as the priority.
Full vendor description
The mod_copy module in ProFTPD 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands.
Scoring and exploitation
Exploitable over the network without any account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability, and it can reach beyond the vulnerable system.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
- Elevated attack likelihood (~99.5% in 30 days)Model estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Yes — confirmed exploitation (US CISA )
- Not reported
- Listed product
- ProFTPD
Weaknesses
Affected products ()
- Fedoraproject Fedora
- Debian Debian Linux
- Opensuse Tumbleweed
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server
- Proftpd Proftpd
Show the raw CPE strings (10)
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:tumbleweed:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp7:*:*:-:-:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:sp7:*:*:-:sap:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
20 links from the CVE record, grouped by site.
lists.fedoraproject.org3 links
- 157053.html (opens in a new tab)Broken Link · Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- 157054.html (opens in a new tab)Broken Link · Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- 157581.html (opens in a new tab)Broken Link · Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org1 link
- msg00020.html (opens in a new tab)Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com5 links
- ProFTPd-1.3.5-File-Copy.html (opens in a new tab)Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- ProFTPd-CPFR-CPTO-Proof-Of-Concept.html (opens in a new tab)Exploit · VDB Entry
Show 2 more from packetstormsecurity.com
- ProFTPD-1.3.5-Mod_Copy-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)Exploit · VDB Entry
- ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)Exploit · VDB Entry
debian.org1 link
- dsa-3263 (opens in a new tab)Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
rapid7.com1 link
- proftpd_modcopy_exec (opens in a new tab)Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com1 link
- 74238 (opens in a new tab)Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com2 links
- 36742 (opens in a new tab)Exploit
- 36803 (opens in a new tab)Exploit