ProFTPD: Schwachstelle ermöglicht SQL-Injection
WID-SEC-2026-1297 · first 29.04.2026 · updated 27.07.2026 · CVSS 8,1
What it is about
ProFTPD ist ein Open Source FTP-Server. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ProFTPD ausnutzen, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Fedora Linux
- Open Source ProFTPD <1.3.10rc1
- SUSE openSUSE
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Open Source ProFTPD 1.3.10rc1
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- ProFTPD 1.3.10 Release Notes vom 2026-04-28 www.proftpd.org
- EU Vulnerability Database vom 2026-04-28 euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- PoC auf GitHub vom 2026-04-28 github.com
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-EPEL-2026-DC2B6D40BC vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-EPEL-2026-DCD5085F2B vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-BDB9342C72 vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-549EE32EA1 vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-EPEL-2026-13FD784361 vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-EPEL-2026-BAE7252E3A vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-739D341AB8 vom 2026-04-30 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-C8173D7DCD vom 2026-05-12 bodhi.fedoraproject.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11352-1 vom 2026-07-25 lists.opensuse.org
CVE: CVE-2026-42167
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.