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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-1999-1078

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-29 Jul, 1999 | 04:00

Updated At-16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

WS_FTP Pro 6.0 uses weak encryption for passwords in its initialization files, which allows remote attackers to easily decrypt the passwords and gain privileges.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.5

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

Ipswitch, Inc.

>>ws_ftp_pro>>6.0

cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_pro:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9907&L=ntbugtraq&D=0&P=10370&F=P	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/547	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind9907&L=ntbugtraq&D=0&P=10370&F=P	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/547	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A