cve/2005/CVE-2005-2898.md

### [CVE-2005-2898](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2898)
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### Description

** 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 in fact a fundamental issue of every single program that can store passwords transparently."

### POC

#### Reference
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112577523810442&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605448327521&w=2

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.