CVE-2009-0542 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 73.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a "%" (percent) character in the username, which introduces a "'" (single quote) character during variable substitution by mod_sql.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 73.79% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| proftpd project | proftpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ProFTPd 1.3 - 'mod_sql' 'Username' SQL Injection | 2009-02-10 |
| exploit-db | ProFTPd - 'mod_mysql' Authentication Bypass | 2009-02-10 |
References
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
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