Oracle HTML DB Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	15033
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Oct 07 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 07 2005 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovery is credited to Red-Database-Security.
Vulnerable:	Oracle HTML DB 1.6.1 Oracle HTML DB 1.6 Oracle HTML DB 1.5.1 Oracle HTML DB 1.5
Not Vulnerable:

Oracle HTML DB Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability

Oracle HTML DB is prone to a plaintext password storage vulnerability.

During a manual install, the application stores the password of the 'SYS' user in a plaintext file on the filesystem. A local attacker may access this file and retrieve the password followed by gaining administrative access to the application.

This issue was originally described and addressed in Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2005, BID 13139 (Oracle Multiple Vulnerabilities). Due to the availability of more information, this issue is being assigned a separate BID.

Oracle HTML DB Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Oracle HTML DB Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability

Solution:
Oracle has released a Critical Patch Update (Critical Patch Update - April 2005) to address these issues. Information regarding obtaining and applying an appropriate patch can be found in the Oracle Critical Patch Update in references.

Oracle HTML DB Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability

References:

• Critical Patch Update - April 2005 (Oracle)
  
• Oracle HTML DB Product Page (Oracle)
  
• Plaintext Password Vulnerabilitiy during Installation of Oracle HTMLDB ([email protected])