# CVE-2008-0604: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in XLight FTP Server by using blank passwords when LDAP authentication is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-594g-399p-4cf5

## What is CVE-2008-0604?

CVE-2008-0604 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LDAP authentication feature in XLight FTP Server before 2.83, when used with some unspecified LDAP servers, does not check for blank passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0604?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xlight Ftp Server Xlight Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0255/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-0287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0287/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0604 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0604 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0604/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0604/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0604
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0604
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0604

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0604/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.