Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-48651
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in the proftpd package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
In ProFTPD through 1.3.8b before cec01cc, supplemental group inheritance grants unintended access to GID 0 because of the lack of supplemental groups from mod_sql.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | proftpd | 1.3.8c-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | proftpd | 1.3.8c-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | proftpd | 1.3.8c-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | proftpd | 1.3.8c-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | proftpd | 1.3.8c-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Debian:12 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u4 | DSA-5827-1 |
| Debian:12 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Debian:13 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8.b+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Debian:14 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8.b+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7297-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.7c+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8.b+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48651 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.8.b+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7297-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N