CVE-2017-7418

MEDIUM

ProFTPD <1.3.5e, <1.3.6rc5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.5e and 1.3.6 before 1.3.6rc5 controls whether the home directory of a user could contain a symbolic link through the AllowChrootSymlinks configuration option, but checks only the last path component when enforcing AllowChrootSymlinks. Attackers with local access could bypass the AllowChrootSymlinks control by replacing a path component (other than the last one) with a symbolic link. The threat model includes an attacker who is not granted full filesystem access by a hosting provider, but can reconfigure the home directory of an FTP user.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-59
Status published

Affected Products (7)

proftpd/proftpd < 1.3.5
proftpd/proftpd
proftpd/proftpd
proftpd/proftpd
proftpd/proftpd
proftpd/proftpd
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Apr 04, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026