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Vulnerability details: VCID-5x4d-txr7-77bn
Vulnerability ID VCID-5x4d-txr7-77bn
Aliases CVE-2008-7263
GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
PYSEC-2010-5
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.6
Risk 3.3
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
cvssv4 6.9 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
generic_textual MODERATE http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
cvssv4 6.9 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
generic_textual MODERATE http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
cvssv4 6.9 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
generic_textual MODERATE http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
cvssv3.1 7.3 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
cvssv4 6.9 http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
generic_textual MODERATE http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
epss 0.00647 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-7263
epss 0.00647 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-7263
epss 0.00647 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-7263
epss 0.00647 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-7263
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-5.yaml
cvssv4 6.9 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-5.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-5.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
cvssv4 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
Reference id Reference type URL
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-7263
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-5.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
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Vector: 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 Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/issues/detail?id=73
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
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Vector: 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 Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/browse/trunk/HISTORY
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
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Vector: 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 Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/detail?r=348
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
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Vector: 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 Found at http://code.google.com/p/pyftpdlib/source/diff?spec=svn348&r=348&format=side&path=/trunk/pyftpdlib/ftpserver.py
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6w2-jxcm-2crj
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
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Vector: 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 Found at https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/issues/73
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyftpdlib/PYSEC-2010-5.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
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Vector: 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 Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7263
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.71262
EPSS Score 0.00647
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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