CVE-2005-3800

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-11-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server (CPS) before 1.11 uses a weak algorithm to encrypt user password in connection keys that use shared FTP login credentials, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17613/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015221
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-08.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23081
http://secunia.com/advisories/17613/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015221
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb05-08.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15438
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2440
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23081

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