HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-4130

Proftpd vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
12.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Response API in ProFTPD before 1.3.3g allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an error that occurs after an FTP data transfer.
Affected vendor
Proftpd
Affected product
Proftpd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-12-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.6% 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-2011-4130

  • Confirm whether Proftpd Proftpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-4130.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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