CVE-2005-4862 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can retrieve cleartext user passwords by exploiting the search functionality in XWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4862?
CVE-2005-4862 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 14 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm4g-g7fc-3qxj.