NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor
Published Sep 14, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
Description
NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor. FileZilla 2.2.14b and 2.2.15, and possibly earlier versions, when "Use secure mode" is disabled, uses a weak encryption scheme to store the user's password in the configuration settings file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed the issue, stating that "the problem is not a vulnerability at all, but in fact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 40.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 38.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 27.31th | 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 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328 x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1328 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22135 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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