FKIE_CVE-2008-4242
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-25 19:25 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| proftpd_project | proftpd | 1.3.1 |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:57:28.600",
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