WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:12453

Info

WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12453
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 05 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 05 2005 12:00AM
Credit: The discoverer of this vulnerability is not known.
Vulnerable: Matt Wright WWWBoard 2.0 Alpha 2.1
Matt Wright WWWBoard 2.0 Alpha 2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

WWWBoard does not sufficiently secure the password database file. This issue is due to lack of access controls to prevent remote users from requesting the database file. It is possible for remote attackers to request the database file and gain access to sensitive information such as encrypted administrative credentials for WWWBoard.

Exploit / POC

WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

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

WWWBoard Password Database Disclosure Vulnerability

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