CVE-2005-4626 — The default configuration of Recruitment Software installs admin/site.xml under the web document root with insufficient access control, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL database credentials) via a direct request

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MEDIUM

The default configuration of Recruitment Software installs admin/site.xml under the web document root with insufficient access control, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL database credentials) via a direct request

Published Jan 6, 2006

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.23%

Description

The default configuration of Recruitment Software installs admin/site.xml under the web document root with insufficient access control, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL database credentials) via a direct request.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.23% 0.01226

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01226

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 (13 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.23% (0.01226)	67.77th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.20% (0.01197)	63.99th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.29% (0.00287)	50.14th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.44% (0.00439)	75.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 27, 2024	0.44% (0.00439)	74.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.43% (0.00427)	73.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 12, 2023	0.43% (0.00427)	71.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 1, 2023	0.38% (0.00378)	68.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.35% (0.00354)	67.54th	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 (1)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420700/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420700/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 6, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 6, 2006

Link CVE-2005-4626

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-4626

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-4626