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CVE-2005-2898
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.50%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- filezilla-password-weak-encryption(22135) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14730 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20050902 FileZilla weakly-encrypted password vulnerability: advisory + PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20050904 Re: FileZilla weakly-encrypted password vulnerability: advisory + PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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