CVE-2005-2898 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. FileZilla 2.2.14b and 2.2.15, and possibly earlier versions, when "Use secure mode" is disabled, uses a weak encryption scheme to store the user's password in the configuration settings file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the issue, stating that "the problem is not a vulnerability at all, but in fact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently.

Published: 2005-09-14

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.14b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.15:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00199.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:30.281Z

Reserved: 2005-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2898

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-14T20:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2898

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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