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.
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Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 mod_sftp Copy-File Authorization Bypass | |
| First Time appeared |
Proftpd
Proftpd proftpd |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Proftpd
Proftpd proftpd |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-30T11:30:36.342Z
Reserved: 2026-10-29T14:28:41.595Z
Link: CVE-2026-119147
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-30T12:16:35.373
Modified: 2026-10-30T12:16:35.373
Link: CVE-2026-119147
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-30T13:15:15Z
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