CVE-2008-5742 describes multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in AIST NetCat versions 3.12 and earlier. Attackers can exploit these flaws by manipulating the 'redirect' parameter in modules/auth/index.php or the 'url' parameter in modules/linkmanager/redirect.php to redirect users to arbitrary malicious websites, facilitating phishing attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and partial impact on integrity and availability. While no active exploitation is noted, exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netcat:netcat:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.