CVE-2008-5692 json
Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and rea…
published 2008-12-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5663
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.6%
- EPSS 12.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read logs via a logLogout action to FTPLogServer/login.asp followed by a request to FTPLogServer/LogViewer.asp with the localhostnull account name.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31117)
- Published
Exploit prediction
12.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31117 Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 6 - '/WSFTPSVR/FTPLogServer/LogViewer.asp' Authentication Bypass webapps, 2008-02-06
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/4799
third-party-advisory
- docs.ipswitch.com /WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#li
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0473
vdb-entry
- aluigi.altervista.org /adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/27654
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28822
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5692
- NVD CVE-2008-5692
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