vim: netrw plugin: FTP username and password disclosure
Published Oct 22, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.95%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 109
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 118
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 128
- 131
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of vim as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 79.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 77.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00748) | 72.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 71.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00802) | 72.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 62.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 61.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 59.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/2f6fad581a037971/a5fcf4c4981d34e6?show_docid=a5fcf4c4981d34e6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31464 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495432 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495436 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30670 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2379 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4677 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461750 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44419 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4677
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4677
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