SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and possibly earlier, stores user passwords in plaintext…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02794 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:biba_software:seleniumserver_ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Biba Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:biba_software:seleniumserver_ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Biba Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5982
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hhm-m7cj-vc5h
References
Advisory 1
Other 1
More Biba Software Seleniumserver Ftp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05763 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SeleniumServer FTP Server 1.0, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2006-5982 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5982 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hhm-m7cj-vc5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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