CVE-2008-4242

ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

7.07%Up 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2008-4242
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-4242
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4225 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4225
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvr6-6w44-9wq6 No score

ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows...

Record: GHSA-hvr6-6w44-9wq6
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-4242
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4242 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4242
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

proftpd project proftpd

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:12	before 1.3.1-15	1.3.1-15
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:13	before 1.3.1-15	1.3.1-15
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:14	before 1.3.1-15	1.3.1-15
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:4.0	before 1.3.0-19etch2, plus listed versions 1.3.0-191.3.0-19etch1	1.3.0-19etch2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-4242 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Proftpd Project Proftpd, published September 25, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.07%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in proftpd-dfsg 1.3.1-15.

References

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