MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-4145

Listmanager vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
43.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
The MSDE version of Lyris ListManager 5.0 through 8.9b configures the sa account in the database to use a password with a small search space ("lyris" and up to 5 digits, possibly from the process ID), which allows remote attackers to gain access via a brute force attack.
Affected vendor
Lyris Technologies Inc
Affected product
Listmanager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2005-12-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 43.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-4145

  • Confirm whether Lyris Technologies Inc Listmanager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-4145.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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