ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2015-3306 Exploited
ProFTPD contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands.
Being exploited in the wild
Catalogued 8 October 2026 · US federal remediation deadline 11 October 2026
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Exploit code is also public: Metasploit · Exploit-DB · Public PoC · Nuclei template
- Metasploitexploit/unix/ftp/proftpd_modcopy_exec
- Exploit-DBProFTPd 1.3.5 - 'mod_copy' Command Execution (Metasploit)
- Exploit-DBProFTPd 1.3.5 - 'mod_copy' Remote Command Execution
- Exploit-DBProFTPd 1.3.5 - 'mod_copy' Remote Command Execution (2)
- Exploit-DBProFTPd 1.3.5 - File Copy
- NucleiProFTPd - Remote Code Execution
- Public PoCt0kx/exploit-CVE-2015-3306152 stars
- Public PoCnootropics/propane2 stars
- Public PoCxyk0x/cpx_proftpd1 stars
- Public PoCdavidtavarez/CVE-2015-33061 stars
- Public PoCcd6629/CVE-2015-3306-Python-PoC1 stars
- Public PoC0xm4ud/ProFTPD_CVE-2015-33061 stars
- Public PoCjptr218/proftpd_bypass1 stars
- Public PoCcybersensei-EH/hackviser_labs_CVE-2015-33061 stars
Assessment
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- Severity
- Unscored
- Known exploited
- Yes — listed in the CISA KEV catalog
- Exploit availability
- CISA KEV, Metasploit, Exploit-DB, Public PoC, Nuclei template
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Last updated
- 8 October 2026
- Affected
- ProFTPD · ProFTPD
- Weakness
- CWE-284
At the source
References
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