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    CVE-2008-5692

    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.

    Published:Dec 19, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 19, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01023
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ipswitch
    Product
    Ws Ftp

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31117

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2008-0608 (CVSS 5) — The Logging Server (ftplogsrv.exe) 7.9.14.0 and earlier in IPSwitch WS_FTP 6.1 allows remote attackers to caus…
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    CVE-2007-3823 (CVSS 7.8) — The Logging Server (Logsrv.exe) in IPSwitch WS_FTP 7.5.29.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…
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    References

    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
    http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#link12
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28822
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473
    http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
    http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#link12
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28822
    http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473

    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