🛡️ CVE-2009-5012 — pyftpdlib

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-284 OSV
8.0
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Description

Improper Access Control in pyftpdlib

ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.2 does not require the l permission for the MLST command, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and list the root directory via an FTP session.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2009-5012 is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. The software does not restrict an action to the actors that should be allowed to perform it.

Affected software

CVE-2009-5012 is recorded against 1 package.

  • pyftpdlib (fixed in 0.5.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 2 May 2022 and last revised on 14 October 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)
code.google.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-284
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-02
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-10-14
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pyftpdlib — 0.5.2

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