# CVE-2008-5692: Ipswitch WS\_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4799
- http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server611/ReleaseNotes/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftpserverv611releasenotes#link12
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0473
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/wsftpweblog-adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27654
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487697/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487686/100/200/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31117

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