What is CVE-2005-2209?

CVE-2005-2209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Capturix Scanshare, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2005-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2005-2209?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Capturix Scanshare

CVE-2005-2209

Capturix ScanShare 1.06 build 50 stores sensitive information such as the password in cleartext in capturixss_cfg.ini, which is readable by local users.

Published 2005-07-11 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Capturix Scanshare — versions 1.06

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/15995 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2209?: CVE-2005-2209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Capturix Scanshare, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2005-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2005-2209?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.