CVE-1999-1475: ProFTPD Project ProFTPD

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ProFTPd 1.2 compiled with the mod_sqlpw module records user passwords in the wtmp log file, which allows local users to obtain the passwords and gain privileges by reading wtmp, e.g. via the last command.

Affected products

• ProFTPD Project ProFTPD: version 1.2 only

Published 1999-11-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.