10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-2523
Vsftpd Backdoor Shell Access
Description

vsftpd 2.3.4 downloaded between 20110630 and 20110703 contains a backdoor which opens a shell on port 6200/tcp.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-2523 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Vsftpd_project vsftpd
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 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2011-2523 has a 475 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2523 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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).

None

Updated: 18 hours, 40 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2026, 4:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Network reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning using Nmap — host discovery, port scanning, OS fingerprinting, NSE vulnerability detection, and automated reporting against Metasploitable 2

Shell

Updated: 21 hours, 32 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 1, 2026, 12:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 18 hours, 25 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 6:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Vulnerability scanner and assessment tool — port scanning, service enumeration, CVE lookup, SSL analysis, CVSS-style risk scoring

HTML Python

Updated: 1 day, 5 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 5:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

A comprehensive walkthrough of exploiting the PwnTillDawn vulnerable machine using the 6 Stages of System Hacking. Successfully compromised the target machine using vsFTPd 2.3.4 backdoor exploit and captured the flag.

Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 4:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Laboratório prático de pentest desenvolvido durante o Bootcamp de Cibersegurança da DIO em parceria com a Riachuelo, focado em técnicas de enumeração, brute force e password spraying em serviços FTP, SMB e aplicação web DVWA utilizando a máquina vulnerável Metasploitable.

Python

Updated: 1 day, 8 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 2:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 11:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

Penetration Testing Lab Reports | Air University — Metasploit, Nmap, CVE exploitation on Metasploitable 2 (Educational purposes only)

Updated: 1 day, 12 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2026, 10:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Python Shell

Updated: 2 days, 3 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 30, 2026, 6:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

metas pentest

Updated: 2 days, 11 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 30, 2026, 11:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 30, 2026, 4:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 23 hours, 8 minutes ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2026, 10:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 days, 7 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2026, 3:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

HTML

Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 29, 2026, 9:03 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Autonomous red team penetration testing framework — 53 modules spanning recon, enumeration, vulnerability scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation with fact-driven auto-chaining, per-host parallel pipelines, and real-time TUI dashboard.

Dockerfile Python Jinja

Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 28, 2026, 5:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 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-2011-2523 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-2523 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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162145/vsftpd-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2523
    Added Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/102745/VSFTPD-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2523
    Added Reference https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/vsftpd-backdoor-in-version-2-3-4-10805
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/11/5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162145/vsftpd-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2523 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2523 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/102745/VSFTPD-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/102745/VSFTPD-2.3.4-Backdoor-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2523 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2523 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/vsftpd-backdoor-in-version-2-3-4-10805 No Types Assigned https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/vsftpd-backdoor-in-version-2-3-4-10805 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/11/5 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/11/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vsftpd_project:vsftpd:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.