CVE-2026-119147

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains an authorization bypass in the mod_sftp copy-file extension handler that skips Limit WRITE checks for new destination files. Authenticated SFTP users can copy any readable file to a new path in write-denied directories, creating files where uploads are forbidden.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

5.3 (v4.0)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-30 12:16:35.373000

Last modified

2026-10-30 12:16:35.373000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-119147",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:16:35.373",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T12:16:35.373",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains an authorization bypass in the mod_sftp copy-file extension handler that skips Limit WRITE checks for new destination files. Authenticated SFTP users can copy any readable file to a new path in write-denied directories, creating files where uploads are forbidden."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "ProFTPD Project",
          "product": "ProFTPD",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "repo": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd",
          "packageURL": "pkg:github/proftpd/proftpd",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "1.3.9e",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "1.3.10rc1",
              "lessThan": "1.3.10rc5",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
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          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
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    "cvssMetricV31": [
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-863"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-sftp-copy-file-write",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9d/contrib/mod_sftp/fxp.c#L4748",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b7d3de4565ae448a510feecd17b41923e44bfe16",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9e",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-before-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc5-mod-sftp-copy-file-authorization-bypass",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}