What is CVE-2001-1481?

CVE-2001-1481 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xitami, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2001-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2001-1481?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Xitami

CVE-2001-1481

Xitami 2.4 through 2.5 b4 stores the Administrator password in plaintext in the default.aut file, whose default permissions are world-readable, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published 2001-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xitami — versions 2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/3582 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q4/0109.html (Exploit, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/242375 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7600 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1481?: CVE-2001-1481 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xitami, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2001-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2001-1481?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.