Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0542

Description

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.

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Affected products

Proftpd/Proftpd4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.2_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.3.1 - 1.3.2rc2
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/proftpd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 1.3.5b-2.5

Patches

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References

bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cginvd
secunia.com/advisories/34268nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xmlnvd
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730nvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/1nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/3nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500823/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500833/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500851/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500852/100/0/threadednvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8037nvd

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