CVE-2005-4249

Public Exploit

Description

ADP Forum 2.0 through 2.0.3 stores sensitive information in plaintext files under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain user credentials via requests to the forum/users directory.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.19%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory blogcu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18027	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419393/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/253	third party advisory
http://www.blogcu.com/Liz0ziM/144336/	url repurposed exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4249?: CVE-2005-4249 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4249?: To fix CVE-2005-4249, 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-2005-4249 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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