Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

BID:11588

Info

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 11588
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 13 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:11AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Frank Mileto <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise
PHP PHP 5.0.2
PHP PHP 5.0.1
PHP PHP 5.0 .0
PHP PHP 4.3.8
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PHP PHP 4.3.3
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PHP PHP 4.0.5
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PHP PHP 4.0.2
PHP PHP 4.0.1
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PHP PHP 4.0 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

Spy Sweeper Enterprise stores administrative passwords in plaintext format, in the Windows registry.

As a result, these credentials could be exposed to other local users who have the permissions to access the registry.

All versions of Spy Sweeper Enterprise are considered vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Webroot Software Spy Sweeper Enterprise Plain Text Password Storage Weakness

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