ProFTPD 1.3.1 FTP Command cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProFTPD 1.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component FTP Command. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4242. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ProFTPD 1.3.1 (File Transfer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component FTP Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2008. The weakness was released 09/25/2008 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz with SecurityReason (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4242 since 09/25/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34256 (FreeBSD : proftpd -- Long Command Processing Vulnerability (0f51f2c9-8956-11dd-a6fe-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 27384 (ProFTPD SFTP Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45274), Tenable (34256), SecurityFocus (BID 31289†), OSVDB (48411†) and Secunia (SA31930†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3837 and VDB-49565. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 34256
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : proftpd -- Long Command Processing Vulnerability (0f51f2c9-8956-11dd-a6fe-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 63061
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1689-1 (proftpd-dfsg)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44191

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X-Force: 45274
SecurityFocus: 31289 - Multiple Vendor FTP Server Long Command Handling Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 31930
OSVDB: 48411 - ProFTPD - Long Command Handling Security Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020945
Vulnerability Center: 19605 - ProFTPD 1.3.1 Cross-Site-Scripting via a Crafted FTP URL, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 16:57
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/17/2019 16:57 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:3ED:103

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