MEDIUM
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
Published May 16, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.4.2_patch_4
- 2.4.3_rc1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.83% 0.00830
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00830
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00830) | 56.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00830) | 52.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 59.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15287 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/16239 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15287 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/16239 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 16, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 16, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1606
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a