CVE-2005-0522 describes a vulnerability in Chat Anywhere 2.72a where sensitive information, including passwords, is stored in plaintext within the chatroom's .INI file. This allows a local attacker to easily access these credentials, potentially leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity due to requiring local access (AV:L) but with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:P/I:P/A:P). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and with no observed active exploitation, public exploit code (EDB-837) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.72aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lionmax_software:chat_anywhere:2.72a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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