CVE-2005-1055 describes a vulnerability in TowerBlog 0.6 and earlier where the login data file, containing MD5 checksums of usernames and passwords, is stored under the web root. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly access the _dat/login file and retrieve these hashed credentials. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:towerblog:towerblog:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4_r1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:towerblog:towerblog:0.4_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:towerblog:towerblog:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6_r1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:towerblog:towerblog:0.6_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.