CVE-2008-5692
Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5692- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5692- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5663 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5663- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgjr-23fm-j744 No score
Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qgjr-23fm-j744- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 6 - '/WSFTPSVR/FTPLogServer/LogViewer.asp' Authentication Bypass | 2008-02-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5692 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ipswitch Ws Ftp, published December 19, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473
aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/27654