CVE-2008-0604

The LDAP authentication feature in XLight FTP Server before 2.83, when used with some unspecified LDAP servers, does not check for blank passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Published: 2008-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0604 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.26%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0604

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-03 0.24% 0.26% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.24% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 0.26%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0604

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0604

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0604

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xlight_ftp_server xlight_ftp_server <= 2.82 cpe:2.3:a:xlight_ftp_server:xlight_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0604

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