# CVE-2005-2030: Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.9.6 GOLD uses weak encryption for passwords in the users.dat file, which allows attackers to easily decrypt the p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.9.6 GOLD uses weak encryption for passwords in the users.dat file, which allows attackers to easily decrypt the passwords and gain privileges, possibly after exploiting CVE-2005-2005 to obtain users.dat.

## What to do

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111893777504821&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13975
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25838

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