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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2009-0543
ProFTPD NLS SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

ProFTPD Server 1.3.1, with NLS support enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms via invalid, encoded multibyte characters, which are not properly handled in (1) mod_sql_mysql and (2) mod_sql_postgres.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0543 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Proftpd proftpd
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
ProFTPD is affected by an SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to ProFTPD version 1.3.2 or later.
  • Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-0543 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-0543.

URL Resource
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3173
http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3173
http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0543 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0543 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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lekctut/sdb-hw-13-01

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : May 25, 2025, 1:14 p.m. This repo has been linked 331 different CVEs too.
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Furious992/HW13-01

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Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 18, 2025, 4:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 172 different CVEs too.
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mrt2h/DZ

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Updated: 6 months ago
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Born at : July 18, 2024, 9:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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smabramov/Vulnerabilities-and-attacks-on-information-systems

None

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 10, 2024, 12:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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Dokukin1/Metasploitable

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Updated: 2 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 9, 2023, 12:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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Iknowmyname/Nmap-Scans-M2

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Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 30, 2023, 4:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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NikulinMS/13-01-hw

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Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 10, 2023, 5:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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Zhivarev/13-01-hw

Уязвимости и атаки на информационные системы

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Born at : March 24, 2023, 8:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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zzzWTF/db-13-01

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Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2023, 3:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 170 different CVEs too.
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DButter/whitehat_public

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Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
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Born at : Feb. 13, 2023, 5:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 173 different CVEs too.
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hack-parthsharma/Vision

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Python

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 1, 2022, 2:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.
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tpez0/node-nmap-vulners

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JavaScript

Updated: 5 years, 1 month ago
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Born at : Aug. 19, 2020, 12:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-0543 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-0543 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3173
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.79 }} -1.61%

score

0.73227

percentile