The mod_proxy_ftp module in the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The mod_proxy_ftp module in the Apache HTTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send arbitrary commands to an FTP server via vectors related to the embedding of these commands in the Authorization HTTP header, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.13547 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.35 to before 2.0.64; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.14 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.35 to before 2.0.64; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp2 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:* | 10 sp3 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.6.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0602 Released 2010-08-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- RHSA-2010:0011 Released 2010-01-06 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd and httpd22 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server httpd-2.2.10-11.ep5.el5, httpd-2.2.10-11.ep5.el5.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.10-11.ep5.el5 +5
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS httpd22-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4, httpd22-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4.i386, httpd22-apr-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4 +11
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ES httpd22-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4, httpd22-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4.i386, httpd22-apr-2.2.10-25.1.ep5.el4 +11
- RHSA-2009:1580 Released 2009-11-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.6 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.6.ia64 +12
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2009:1579 Released 2009-11-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd-2.0.46-77.ent, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.46-77.ent +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2, httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.i386, httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-77.ent, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2, httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.i386, mod_ssl-1:2.2.3-31.el5_4.2 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2, httpd-devel-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2, httpd-devel-2.2.3-31.el5_4.2.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd-2.0.46-77.ent, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-77.ent, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-77.ent.ia64 +6
- RHSA-2009:1461 Released 2009-09-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Application Stack v2.4 security and enhancement update
- Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2, httpd-2.2.13-2.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.13-2.el5s2 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1580 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1580 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1580 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1579 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1580 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0011 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0011 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0011 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3095
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w532-9px6-hv54
References
Advisory 13
Other 24
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0155
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [6/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [6/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [7/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [1/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [2/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [1/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Sources
- CVE-2009-3095 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3095 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w532-9px6-hv54 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-3095 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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