proftpd: SQL injection during login
Published Feb 12, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 73.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2_rc2
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:L/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 3, 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 73.79% (0.73790) | 99.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 73.79% (0.73790) | 99.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 77.40% (0.77398) | 99.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 74.73% (0.74730) | 99.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 58.49% (0.58494) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 29.68% (0.29680) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 64.09% (0.64085) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 67.94% (0.67942) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.09% (0.64085) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.67% (0.92672) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 92.67% (0.92672) | 98.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 93.63% (0.93631) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 96.43% (0.96433) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.55% (0.96554) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 68.49% (0.68490) | 99.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 68.49% (0.68490) | 99.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 4.39% (0.04386) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 68.49% (0.68490) | 98.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34268 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0542 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485125 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0542
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0542
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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