FKIE_CVE-2009-0542

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-02-12 16:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:05
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34268
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3180
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
proftpd_project proftpd 1.3.1
proftpd_project proftpd 1.3.2
proftpd_project proftpd 1.3.2_rc2

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  "id": "CVE-2009-0542",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:05:15.877",
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