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Medium
CVE-2005-4862
The search functionality in XWiki 0.9.793 indexes cleartext user passwords,...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.793
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 14th, 2007
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.