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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2005-1606 json

H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, wh…

published 2005-05-16 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1609

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25636)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25636 Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox 2.4 - Sensitive Logfile Content Disclosure local, 2005-05-09
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • exploitlabs.com http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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