# CVE-2010-2073: auth\_db\_config.py in Pyftpd 0.8.4 contains hard-coded usernames and passwords for the (1) test, (2) user, and (3) roxon accounts, which allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

auth_db_config.py in Pyftpd 0.8.4 contains hard-coded usernames and passwords for the (1) test, (2) user, and (3) roxon accounts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the FTP server.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59431
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40839
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=585776
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/13/2

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