CVE-2008-5124

Jscape Secure FTP Applet < 4.8.0 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

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)

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30822

[Various Sources] http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references

[Third Party Advisory] http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606

Scores

EPSS 0.0131

EPSS Percentile 79.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (23)

jscape/secure_ftp_applet < 4.8.0

jscape/secure_ftp_applet

... and 8 more

Timeline

Published Nov 18, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026