Is CVE-2008-4242 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-4242 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-4242?

CVE-2008-4242 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-4242?

CVE-2008-4242 has an EPSS score of 7.07% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4242?

Upgrade proftpd-dfsg on debian 11 to 1.3.1-15 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-4242

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

ProFTPD 1.3.1 interprets long commands from an FTP client as multiple commands, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks and execute arbitrary FTP commands via a long ftp:// URI that leverages an existing session from the FTP client implementation in a web browser.

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery

How to fix

Remediation Available

proftpd-dfsgDebian

Fixed in:1.3.1-15CVE-2008-4242

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references11

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.