CVE-2008-5692

N/A Unknown
Published: December 19, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#link12
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28822
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#link12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

ipswitch

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