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CVE-2005-1606

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox: 2.4.2_patch_4, 2.4.3_rc1

References

• http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15287
• http://www.osvdb.org/16239
• http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522
• http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15287
• http://www.osvdb.org/16239
• http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522

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