CVE-2003-0500

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in the PostgreSQL authentication module (mod_sql_postgres) for ProFTPD before 1.2.9rc1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL and gain privileges by bypassing authentication or stealing passwords via the USER name.

Published: 2003-08-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0500 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.56%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0500

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43 exploit_db edb 2003-06-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0500

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 3.59% 1.56% -2.03%
2 2025-03-29 1.56% 3.59% +2.03%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.56% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0500

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0500

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0500

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proftpd_project proftpd 1.2.9_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.2.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0500

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