CVE-2019-12815

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 58%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2019

Last Modified

November 4, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: proftpd-1.3.6-21.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XM5FPBAGSIKV6YJZEPM6GPGJO5JFT7XU/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: proftpd-1.3.6-21.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OJDQ3XUYWO42TJBO53NUWDZRA35QMVEI/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 1873-1] proftpd-dfsg security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00006.html
github_pr Patch Available

Bug #4372: Ensure that mod_copy checks for <Limits> for its SITE CPFR…

Patch available: proftpd/proftpd v1.3.7rc2 (PR #816 merged 2019-07-17)

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109339
generic

Bug 4372 – SITE CPFR/CPTO do not honor <Limit> configurations

http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-05-27 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-05-27 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-12815?
CVE-2019-12815 is a critical vulnerability published on July 19, 2019. 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.
When was CVE-2019-12815 disclosed?
CVE-2019-12815 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2019, with the most recent update on November 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-12815 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-12815 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-12815?
CVE-2019-12815 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-12815?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-12815, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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