CVE-2008-4677

vim: netrw plugin: FTP username and password disclosure

Published Oct 22, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
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."

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4657 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."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:24 AM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 22, 2008, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 12, 2008, 12:00 AM