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WID-SEC-W-2026-1297

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-04-28 22:00 - Updated: 2026-05-11 22:00

Summary

ProFTPD: Schwachstelle ermöglicht SQL-Injection

Severity

Hoch

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung: ProFTPD ist ein Open Source FTP-Server.

Angriff: Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ProFTPD ausnutzen, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - Linux - UNIX - Windows

CVE-2026-42167

Affected products

Known affected 2 products

Product	Identifier	Version	Remediation
Open Source ProFTPD <1.3.10rc1 Open Source / ProFTPD		<1.3.10rc1
Fedora Linux Fedora	`cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-`	—

References

13 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.10rc1	external
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2026-26157	external
https://github.com/ZeroPathAI/proftpd-CVE-2026-42…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EP…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EP…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-20…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-20…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EP…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EP…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-20…	external
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-20…	external

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CVE-2026-42167 (GCVE-0-2026-42167)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-01 18:22

Summary

mod_sql in ProFTPD before 1.3.9a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a username, in scenarios where there is logging of USER requests with an expansion such as %U, and the SQL backend allows commands (e.g., COPY TO PROGRAM).

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Assigner

mitre

References

7 references

URL	Tags
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/RELEASE_NOTES-1.3.10rc1
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/2052
https://zeropath.com/blog/proftpd-cve-2026-42167-…
https://github.com/ZeroPathAI/proftpd-CVE-2026-42…
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ProFTPD	ProFTPD	Affected: 1.3.7b , < 1.3.9a (custom)

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WID-SEC-W-2026-1297

CVE-2026-42167 (GCVE-0-2026-42167)

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