FTP Command Injection via CRLF in basic-ftp (patrickjuchli basic-ftp)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.19 % · percentile 82 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
basic-ftp is an FTP client for Node.js. Prior to 5.2.1, basic-ftp allows FTP command injection via CRLF sequences (\r\n) in file path parameters passed to high-level path APIs such as cd(), remove(), rename(), uploadFrom(), downloadTo(), list(), and removeDir(). The library's protectWhitespace() helper only handles leading spaces and returns other paths unchanged, while FtpContext.send() writes the resulting command string directly to the control socket with \r\n appended. This lets attacker-controlled path strings split one intended FTP command into multiple commands. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.2.1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-93 — Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences
References
- https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp/security/advisories/GHSA-chqc-8p9q-pq6q
- https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp/commit/2ecc8e2c500c5234115f06fd1dbde1aa03d70f4b
- https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp/releases/tag/v5.2.1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39983
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456971
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39983.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-chqc-8p9q-pq6q — basic-ftp has FTP Command Injection via CRLF
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-20976
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-39983
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0667 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:patrickjuchli:basic-ftp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 5.2.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| patrickjuchli · basic-ftp | affected < 5.2.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |