MEDIUM
Kshout 2.x and 3.x stores settings.dat under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and passwords
Published Aug 3, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.37%
Description
Kshout 2.x and 3.x stores settings.dat under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and passwords.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.37% 0.01373
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01373
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01373) | 70.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01373) | 68.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 53.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00577) | 78.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00577) | 78.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 78.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00628) | 75.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112274114623893&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.soulblack.com.ar/repo/papers/advisory/kshout_advisory.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24352 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112274114623893&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.soulblack.com.ar/repo/papers/advisory/kshout_advisory.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24352 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2443
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a