Description
Froxlor through 2.3.10 is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via symlink following in the FTP data deletion cron task. Cron task 8 (deleteFtpData), queued when an FTP account is deleted, calls FileDir::makeCorrectDir() without the $fixed_homedir argument, so the symlink component walk is skipped, and then executes 'rm -rf' as root on the resulting path with string-level guards only. Because makeCorrectDir() appends a trailing slash, GNU rm dereferences a symlink used either as an intermediate path component or as the final component. An authenticated customer who can write to the FTP home directory can plant a symlink between task insertion and cron execution, causing the root cron job to recursively delete arbitrary directory trees, resulting in cross-tenant data destruction and host denial of service. This issue is fixed in Froxlor 2.3.12.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| froxlor | froxlor | < 2.3.12 | 2.3.12 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3200 Froxlor: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 27, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-px4q-2rf7-cvcf) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Froxlor before 2.3.12 Arbitrary File Deletion via Symlink third-party-advisory