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Case File

CVE-2008-5742

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 2.03% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5742
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4
EPSS
2.03%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via (1) the redirect parameter in a logoff action to modules/auth/index.php or (2) the url parameter to modules/linkmanager/redirect.php. NOTE: this was reported within an "HTTP Response Splitting" section in the original disclosure.