CVE-2008-5124

high

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded

http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606

http://secunia.com/advisories/30822

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N