CVE-2005-1586

Description

Quick.Forum 2.1.6 stores potentially sensitive information such as usernames, banned IP addresses, censored words, and backups under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to obtain that information via a direct request to (1) db/users.txt, (2) db/banList.txt, (3) db/censureWords.txt, or (4) backup files.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.46%

Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory osvdb.org Vendor Advisory osvdb.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/05/quickforum-topic-field-xss-and-page.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15200	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16328	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16329	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1586?: CVE-2005-1586 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1586?: To fix CVE-2005-1586, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1586 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1586 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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