CVE-2001-1481 describes a critical vulnerability in Xitami web server versions 2.4 through 2.5 b4, where the Administrator password is stored in plaintext within the world-readable default.aut file. This allows remote attackers to easily gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4, <= 2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xitami:xitami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xitami:xitami:2.5:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.