# CVE-2005-3856: The Popular URL capability (popularurls.cpp) in Krusader 1.60.0 and 1.70.0-beta1 saves passwords in cleartext in the krusaderrc file when th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Popular URL capability (popularurls.cpp) in Krusader 1.60.0 and 1.70.0-beta1 saves passwords in cleartext in the krusaderrc file when the user enters URLs containing passwords in the panel URL field, which might allow attackers to access other sites.

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## References

- http://www.krusader.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1367
- http://www.krusader.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1368
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=336169

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