CVE-2005-4448
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
Description
FlatNuke 2.5.6 verifies authentication credentials based on an MD5 checksum of the admin name and the hashed password rather than the plaintext password, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the password hash (possibly via CVE-2005-2813), then calculating the credentials and including them in the secid cookie.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
3 exploit sources identified
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View exploit detailsReferences
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/flatnuke/flatnuke/Changelog?rev=1.78&view=markup
cvs.sourceforge.net
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015339
securitytracker.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419107
securityfocus.com
and 2 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Dec 21, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
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