CVE-2008-5124

JSCAPE Secure FTP Applet < 4.8.0 - SSH Host Key Verification Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

JSCAPE Secure FTP Applet 4.8.0 and earlier does not ask the user to verify a new or mismatched SSH host key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30822
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606

Scores

EPSS 0.0187
EPSS Percentile 76.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (23)
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.1
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.2
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.3
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.4
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.5
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 1.6
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 2.0
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 2.1
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 2.5
jscape/secure_ftp_applet 2.6
... and 13 more
Published Nov 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026