CVE-2009-0542

SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

73.8%Up 5.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2009-0542
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-0542
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-0546 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-0546
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4rf-c9xj-c2gp No score

SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD Server 1.3.1 through 1.3.2rc2 allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-m4rf-c9xj-c2gp
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-0542
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0542 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0542
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10048-1 No score

proftpd-1.3.5b-2.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the proftpd-1.3.5b-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10048-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

proftpd project proftpd

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:12	before 1.3.2-1	1.3.2-1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:13	before 1.3.2-1	1.3.2-1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:14	before 1.3.2-1	1.3.2-1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.3.1-17lenny1, plus listed versions 1.3.1-161.3.1-17	1.3.1-17lenny1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.3.1-17lenny2, plus listed versions 1.3.1-161.3.1-171.3.1-17lenny11.3.1-17lenny2~bpo40+1	1.3.1-17lenny2
`proftpd` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 1.3.5b-2.5	1.3.5b-2.5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.3 - 'mod_sql' 'Username' SQL Injection	2009-02-10
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd - 'mod_mysql' Authentication Bypass	2009-02-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2009-0542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Proftpd Project Proftpd, published February 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in proftpd-dfsg 1.3.2-1.

References

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