CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2227

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Softiacom wMailserver 1.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the Darsite\MAILSRV\Admin registry key, allowing local users to gain administrator privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that any user with local access to the system can read administrator passwords and take full control of the mail server.

Recommendation

Immediately update the software to a version that encrypts passwords, or change the registry key permissions to restrict access to trusted accounts only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Softiacom wMailserver 1.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the Darsite\MAILSRV\Admin key, which allows local users to gain administrator privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS