THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-2165
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-2165

Proftpd vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
12.2%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module that checks authentication is the same as the module that retrieves authentication data, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, as demonstrated by use of SQLAuthTypes Plaintext in mod_sql, with data retrieved from /etc/passwd.
Affected vendor
Proftpd Project
Affected product
Proftpd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2007-04-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-2165

  • Confirm whether Proftpd Project Proftpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-2165.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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