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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2007-2165 json

The Auth API in ProFTPD before 20070417, when multiple simultaneous authentication modules are configured, does not require that the module…

published 2007-04-22 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2160

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.2%
EPSS 12.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • proftpd-dfsg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.0-24

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2165

Exploit prediction

12.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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