CVE-2008-4242

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-352

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-4242: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix