# CVE-2019-12815: An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod\_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for remote code execution and information disclosure without

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-07-19 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD up to 1.3.5b allows for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication, a related issue to CVE-2015-3306.

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## References

- https://tbspace.de/cve201912815proftpd.html
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109339
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XM5FPBAGSIKV6YJZEPM6GPGJO5JFT7XU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OJDQ3XUYWO42TJBO53NUWDZRA35QMVEI/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4491
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-16
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00009.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-940889.pdf
- https://github.com/KTN1990/CVE-2019-12815
- https://github.com/lcartey/proftpd-cve-2019-12815

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