CVE-2009-5012 (GCVE-0-2009-5012)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-10-19 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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| http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=596 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?sp… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=114 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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