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CVE-2008-4677

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 1.95%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-10-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-4677
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
1.95%

Original NVD 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."