CVE-2008-4677
Vim Netrw FTP Credential Exposure
Description
autoload/netrw.vim (aka the Netrw Plugin) 109, 131, and other versions before 133k for Vim 7.1.266, other 7.1 versions, and 7.2 stores credentials for an FTP session, and sends those credentials when attempting to establish subsequent FTP sessions to servers on different hosts, which allows remote FTP servers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by logging usernames and passwords. NOTE: the upstream vendor disputes a vector involving different ports on the same host, stating "I'm assuming that they're using the same id and password on that unchanged hostname, deliberately."
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2008, 6 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 8, 2017, 1:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44419 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44419 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-4677 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.23 }} 0.00%
score
0.59398
percentile