# CVE-2005-2029: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can retrieve database credentials by directly accessing the unprotected globals.inc file in the amaroK Web Frontend.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4ch-xxm6-29r6

## What is CVE-2005-2029?

CVE-2005-2029 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

amaroK Web Frontend 1.3 stores the globals.inc file under the web root without a .php extension and insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the database username and password via a direct request to the file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amarok Web Frontend.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-2029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2029 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2029

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2029/
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