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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-4145

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…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 43.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
43.92% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 September 2010
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
lyris technologies inc/listmanager
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%23%45%26 October 2026: 43.92%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 43.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-16397source ↗Lyris ListManager - MSDE Weak sa Password (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote20 September 2010yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.