CVE-2008-7263
Improper Authentication in pyftpdlib
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
ftpserver.py in pyftpdlib before 0.5.0 does not delay its response after receiving an invalid login attempt, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
How to fix CVE-2008-7263
To remediate CVE-2008-7263, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- PyPI/pyftpdlib—upgrade to 0.5.0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.5.0 or later
Is CVE-2008-7263 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.5.0
- from 0, < 0.5.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |