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CVE-2003-0500

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-08-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the PostgreSQL authentication module (mod_sql_postgres) for ProFTPD before 1.2.9rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL and gain privileges by bypassing authentication or stealing passwords via the USER name.

Affected products

• ProFTPD Project Proftpd: 1.2.9_rc1

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005826.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-338
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/005826.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-338

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