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CVE-2008-5124

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
EPSS score
1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5103)
Published
November 18, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5103 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet
  • jscape / secure ftp applet

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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