CVE-1999-1562 describes a vulnerability in gFTP FTP client versions prior to 2.0.0, where passwords are logged in plaintext within the log window or a log file. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) requires local access (AV:L) and no authentication (Au:N) to potentially compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gftp:ftp_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gftp:ftp_client:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.