CVE-2005-4266 — WorldClient.dll in Alt-N MDaemon and WorldClient 8.1.3 trusts a Session parameter that contains a randomly generated session ID that is associated with a username, which allows remote attackers to perform actions as other users by guessing or sniffing the random value

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HIGH

WorldClient.dll in Alt-N MDaemon and WorldClient 8.1.3 trusts a Session parameter that contains a randomly generated session ID that is associated with a username, which allows remote attackers to perform actions as other users by guessing or sniffing the random value

Published Dec 15, 2005

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.32%

Description

WorldClient.dll in Alt-N MDaemon and WorldClient 8.1.3 trusts a Session parameter that contains a randomly generated session ID that is associated with a username, which allows remote attackers to perform actions as other users by guessing or sniffing the random value.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.32% 0.01317

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01317

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 (15 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.32% (0.01317)	69.75th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.32% (0.01317)	66.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.60% (0.00597)	67.53th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.82% (0.00822)	82.59th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2024	0.43% (0.00432)	74.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.41% (0.00406)	73.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.34% (0.00344)	70.96th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.32% (0.00315)	69.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 21, 2023	0.73% (0.00734)	78.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2023	0.65% (0.00650)	76.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.61% (0.00609)	75.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://secunia.com/advisories/17990
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/mdaemon.zip
x_refsource_MISC

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17990		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/mdaemon.zip		x_refsource_MISC

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 15, 2005

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Dec 15, 2005

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-4266

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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