The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd
Published Apr 22, 2007
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.19%
Description
The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.0_rc1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.19% (0.12189) | 96.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.52% (0.12516) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 16, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02398) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 78.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.40% (0.08400) | 86.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01350) | 78.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 48.97% (0.48966) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 52.98% (0.52981) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 56.04% (0.56040) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 86.94% (0.86935) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 84.90% (0.84900) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 80.61% (0.80613) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 58.47% (0.58471) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 10.22% (0.10222) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 91.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 3.71% (0.03710) | 90.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03782) | 90.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 2.45% (0.02447) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02265) | 87.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=419255 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2922 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://osvdb.org/34602 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24867 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25724 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27516 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017931 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23546 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1444 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=237533 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33733 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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