CVE-2005-4448

Public Exploit

Description

FlatNuke 2.5.6 verifies authentication credentials based on an MD5 checksum of the admin name and the hashed password rather than the plaintext password, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the password hash (possibly via CVE-2005-2813), then calculating the credentials and including them in the secid cookie.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.62%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22159	vdb entry
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/flatnuke/flatnuke/Changelog?rev=1.78&view=markup
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15796	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419107	mailing list exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015339	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4448?: CVE-2005-4448 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4448?: To fix CVE-2005-4448, 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-2005-4448 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4448 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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