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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2005-2898 EUVD-2005-2898GHSA-927p-j9gg-9h8q

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 di…

Published Sep 14, 2005 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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