CVE-2008-5693 (GCVE-0-2008-5693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-19 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager 6.1.0.0 and earlier, and possibly other Ipswitch products, might allow remote attackers to read the contents of custom ASP files in WSFTPSVR/ via a request with an appended dot character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-02-06 00:00
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