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CVE-2008-4242

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 7.07%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-4242
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
7.07%

Original NVD Description

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.