What is CVE-2005-2160?

CVE-2005-2160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipswitch Imail, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2005-2160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ipswitch Imail

CVE-2005-2160

IMail stores usernames and passwords in cleartext in a cookie, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published 2005-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ipswitch Imail — versions 2006

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2160?: CVE-2005-2160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipswitch Imail, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2005-2160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.