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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2005-2898 json

NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor.

published 2005-09-14 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2898

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26220)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26220 FileZilla 2.2.15 - FTP Client Hard-Coded Cipher Key dos, 2005-09-02
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730 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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