SQL injection in ProFTPD
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
In ProFTPD through 1.3.9a before 7666224, a SQL injection vulnerability in sqltab_fetch_clients_cb() in contrib/mod_wrap2_sql.c allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted domain name that is accessed in a reverse DNS lookup. When "UseReverseDNS on" is enabled, the attacker-supplied hostname is passed unescaped into SQL queries. The character restrictions of DNS names may affect exploitability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmg2-v72j-gmvc
References
More ProFTPD vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-02923 Access control flaw in ProFTPD mod_copy allows arbitrary file access KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03974 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-05061 ProFTPD 1.3.3c Backdoor Command Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-22479 ProFTPD 1.3.7a - Remote Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2019-09597 An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-30493 SQL injection in ProFTPD CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-44331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmg2-v72j-gmvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-44331 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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