CVE-2005-2898

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-09-14 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Filezilla: 2.2.14b, 2.2.15

References

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135

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