FileZilla 2.2.14b/2.2.15 Encryption information disclosure ⚔ [Disputed]

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in FileZilla 2.2.14b/2.2.15. Affected is an unknown function of the component Encryption. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2898. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FileZilla 2.2.14b/2.2.15 (Connectivity Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

** DISPUTED ** 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 infact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently."

The weakness was published 09/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2898 since 09/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22135) and SecurityFocus (BID 14730†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Connectivity Software

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• FileZilla

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• 2.2.14b
• 2.2.15

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