CVE-2006-2719: JIWA Financials 6.4.14 stores usernames and passwords for all accounts in cleartext in the HR_Staff table in M

Q: How do I fix CVE-2006-2719?

financials: upgrade to newer than 6.4.14. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2006-2719 being exploited?

CVE-2006-2719 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2006-2719 affect?

CVE-2006-2719 affects financials. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). JIWA Financials 6.4.14 stores usernames and passwords for all accounts in cleartext in the HR_Staff table in Microsoft SQL Server, and sends the usernames and passwords in cleartext to the application's SQL Server ODBC driver, which might a

Q: How urgent is CVE-2006-2719?

Priority 32/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 4.9UPGRADE

CVE-2006-2719 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.9) affecting financials. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

JIWA Financials 6.4.14 stores usernames and passwords for all accounts in cleartext in the HR_Staff table in Microsoft SQL Server, and sends the usernames and passwords in cleartext to the application's SQL Server ODBC driver, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain the passwords.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.9 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 61%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-06-01
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: jiwa

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-06-01 01:02 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:25 UTCUpdated Record last modified

jiwa financials UPGRADE

Affected: <= 6.4.14

Fixed in: newer than 6.4.14

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy financials || rpm -q financials || financials --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 6.4.14 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade financials

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade financials

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-2719?

financials: upgrade to newer than 6.4.14. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-2719 being exploited?

CVE-2006-2719 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-2719 affect?

CVE-2006-2719 affects financials. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.9). JIWA Financials 6.4.14 stores usernames and passwords for all accounts in cleartext in the HR_Staff table in Microsoft SQL Server, and sends the usernames and passwords in cleartext to the application's SQL Server ODBC driver, which might a

How urgent is CVE-2006-2719?

Priority 32/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

Microsoft SQL Server vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-2718 MEDIUM 6.5 DOWNGRADE JIWA Financials 6.4.14 passes a Microsoft SQL Server account's username and password, and the name of a data s

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