What is the severity of CVE-2005-4862?

CVE-2005-4862 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential exposure of sensitive user password information.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4862?

To fix CVE-2005-4862, upgrade XWiki to a version that does not index cleartext user passwords.

What software is affected by CVE-2005-4862?

CVE-2005-4862 affects XWiki version 0.9.793.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4862?

CVE-2005-4862 is classified as an information disclosure vulnerability.

Can CVE-2005-4862 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2005-4862 can be exploited remotely by attackers who send malicious search strings.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-4862

medium

CWE

255

31/12/2005

14/9/2007

17/9/2024

CVE-2005-4862

First published: Sat Dec 31 2005(Updated: )

The search functionality in XWiki 0.9.793 indexes cleartext user passwords, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a search string that matches a password.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
XWiki	=0.9.793

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Reference Links

http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-70

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential exposure of sensitive user password information.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4862?
To fix CVE-2005-4862, upgrade XWiki to a version that does not index cleartext user passwords.
What software is affected by CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 affects XWiki version 0.9.793.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 is classified as an information disclosure vulnerability.
Can CVE-2005-4862 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2005-4862 can be exploited remotely by attackers who send malicious search strings.

agent/type
agent/softwarecombine
agent/first-publish-date
agent/references
agent/author
agent/severity
agent/weakness
agent/description
collector/mitre-cve
source/MITRE
agent/last-modified-date
agent/event
agent/source
agent/tags
collector/nvd-index
agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
collector/nvd-historical
vendor/xwiki
canonical/xwiki
version/xwiki/0.9.793

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential exposure of sensitive user password information.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4862?
To fix CVE-2005-4862, upgrade XWiki to a version that does not index cleartext user passwords.
What software is affected by CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 affects XWiki version 0.9.793.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 is classified as an information disclosure vulnerability.
Can CVE-2005-4862 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2005-4862 can be exploited remotely by attackers who send malicious search strings.