# CVE-2024-58383: Froxlor before 2.2.0 Insecure File Permissions mysql.conf

- Also known as: GHSA-34QG-65M4-F23M
- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.0
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- froxlor: fixed in 2.2.0
- froxlor/froxlor (Packagist): fixed in 2.2.0

## Description

Froxlor before 2.2.0 (affected up to and including 2.2.0-rc3) generates /etc/pure-ftpd/db/mysql.conf with mode 0644 via the XML configuration templates in lib/configfiles/, even though the file contains the Froxlor SQL user's password. On systems where the parent directories are world readable (the default on Debian 12), any unprivileged local user able to execute commands or code on the host — including virtual users without SSH access who can upload PHP/CGI scripts — can read the file and obtain the Froxlor database credentials. Database access can then be leveraged to alter an administrator's password hash and TOTP seed, log in as a Froxlor administrator, and ultimately gain root privileges. Only instances configured to use pure-ftpd are affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on froxlor, froxlor/froxlor, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-34qg-65m4-f23m
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.2.0-insecure-file-permissions-mysql-conf

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