Vulnerability in Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox
CVE-2005-1606
H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox — versions 2.4.2_patch_4, 2.4.3_rc1
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/16239 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/15287 (Patch, third-party-advisory)
- exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt (Exploit, Patch)
- www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html (Patch)