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CVE-2006-5982

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the...

10.0 High

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the Servers directory, which allows attackers to obtain passwords by reading the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

Exploit likelihood

2.79%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the Servers directory, which allows attackers to obtain passwords by reading the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

Record
CVE-2006-5982
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the Servers directory, which allows attackers to obtain passwords by reading the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

Record
CVE-2006-5982
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5965 No score

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the Servers directory, which allows attackers to obtain passwords by reading the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

Record
EUVD-2006-5965
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hhm-m7cj-vc5h No score

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the...

SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext in the Servers directory, which allows attackers to obtain passwords by reading the file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.

Record
GHSA-9hhm-m7cj-vc5h
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-5982 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Biba Software Seleniumserver Ftp Server, published November 20, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.79%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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