CVE-2005-2428

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Lotus Domino R5 and R6 WebMail, with "Generate HTML for all fields" enabled, stores sensitive data from names.nsf in hidden form fields, which allows remote attackers to read the HTML source to obtain sensitive information such as (1) the password hash in the HTTPPassword field, (2) the password change date in the HTTPPasswordChangeDate field, (3) the client platform in the ClntPltfrm field, (4) the client machine name in the ClntMachine field, and (5) the client Lotus Domino release in the ClntBld field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2696.

Published: 2005-08-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2428 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 73.63%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +65.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2428

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39495 exploit_db edb 2016-02-25 Exploit-DB ↗
3302 exploit_db edb 2007-02-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2428

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.61% 73.63% +65.03%
2 2026-03-04 10.35% 8.61% -1.75%
3 2026-03-01 — 10.35% —

Full EPSS history (46 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2428

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2428

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2428

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm lotus_domino 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_domino 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_domino:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2428

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