CVE-2005-2898

FileZilla 2.2.15 - FTP Client Hard-Coded Cipher Key

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Record summary

CVE-2005-2898 has a selected CVSS score of 4.6; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.

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.

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Exploitation context

Available material

Catalogued exploits
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Proofs of concept

1

Catalogued exploits

ExploitDBFileZilla 2.2.15 - FTP Client Hard-Coded Cipher KeyExploitDB exploitby m123303@richmond.ac.ukNot analyzed1 file
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