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CVE-2008-5742

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via (1) the redirect parameter in a logoff action to modules/auth/index.php or (2) the url parameter to modules/linkmanager/redirect.php. NOTE: this was reported within an "HTTP Response Splitting" section in the original disclosure.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59
EPSS score
2.0% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5712)
Published
December 26, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5712 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat
  • netcat / netcat

References

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

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