# CVE-2008-5692: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to read logs in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager by exploiting a flaw in the login and log viewer scripts.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgjr-23fm-j744

## What is CVE-2008-5692?

CVE-2008-5692 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read logs via a logLogout action to FTPLogServer/login.asp followed by a request to FTPLogServer/LogViewer.asp with the localhostnull account name.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5692?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ipswitch Ws Ftp.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5692 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5692 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 6 - '/WSFTPSVR/FTPLogServer/LogViewer.asp' Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-16513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16513/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-3823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3823/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-2213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2213/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-5693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5693/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0608/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5692 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5692 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5692 exists.

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-2008-5692/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5692/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5692
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5692
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5692

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