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    CVE-2008-5124

    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.

    Published:Nov 18, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 18, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01306
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Jscape
    Product
    Secure Ftp Applet

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/30822
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606
    http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30822
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606
    http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High