CVE-2005-2898 describes a disputed vulnerability in FileZilla versions 2.2.14b and 2.2.15 (and potentially earlier) where, with "secure mode" disabled, it stores user passwords in its configuration file using weak encryption, allowing local users to access sensitive information. The vendor disputes this as a fundamental issue of any program storing passwords transparently, not a vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates low attack complexity and requires local access, with potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-26220) exists, but there is no evidence of Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it lacks significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.14bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:filezilla:filezilla:2.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.