CVE-2008-5124
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.85%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 78
- Score date: 10/4/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-287
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30822
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606
- http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30822
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4606
- http://www.jscape.com/sftpapplet/docs/HTML/index.html?introhistory.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493569/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493652/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29882
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020346
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1919/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43300
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