CVE-2005-3800 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) before 1.11 uses a weak algorithm to encrypt user password in connection keys that use shared FTP login credentials, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2005-11-24

Score: 5.0 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:macromedia:contribute_publishing_server:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:contribute_publishing_server:1.01:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3795	Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) before 1.11 uses a weak algorithm to encrypt user password in connection keys that use shared FTP login credentials, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17613/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015221
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-08.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23081

History

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Subscriptions

Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-24T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:36.288Z

Reserved: 2005-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3800

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-24T11:03:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-3800

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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