CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-3306
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability — ProFTPD ProFTPD
ProFTPD contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands.
- Added to KEV
- 2026-10-08
- Remediation due
- 2026-10-11
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- Notes
- This vulnerability could affect an open-source component, third-party library, protocol, or proprietary implementation that could be used by different products. For more information, please see: http://www.proftpd.org/ ; https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2015/msg00154.html ; https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WE6YZRG5UVXMGQ7IVDRYBPIWV4M6UUGM/ ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3306
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2015-05-18
- Last modified
- 2026-10-09
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 10.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
Description
The mod_copy module in ProFTPD 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands.
Affected configurations
• fedoraproject fedora 20
• fedoraproject fedora 21
• fedoraproject fedora 22
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
• opensuse tumbleweed
• suse linux enterprise server 15
• proftpd proftpd 1.3.5
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157053.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157054.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157581.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131505/ProFTPd-1.3.5-File-Copy.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131555/ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131567/ProFTPd-CPFR-CPTO-Proof-Of-Concept.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132218/ProFTPD-1.3.5-Mod_Copy-Command-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162777/ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3263 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/ftp/proftpd_modcopy_exec Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74238 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36742/ Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36803/ Exploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157053.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157054.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157581.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00020.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131505/ProFTPd-1.3.5-File-Copy.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131555/ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131567/ProFTPd-CPFR-CPTO-Proof-Of-Concept.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132218/ProFTPD-1.3.5-Mod_Copy-Command-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162777/ProFTPd-1.3.5-Remote-Command-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3263 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/ftp/proftpd_modcopy_exec Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74238 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36742/ Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36803/ Exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3306 US Government Resource