CVE-2008-4242 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 25 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary FTP commands via CSRF by exploiting long command interpretation in ProFTPD, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-4242?

CVE-2008-4242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4242?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Proftpd Project Proftpd.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4242?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-4242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4242, DSA-1689-1, GHSA-hvr6-6w44-9wq6.