Netscape SuiteSpot Read/Writeable Admin Password Vulnerability

BID:1579

Info

Netscape SuiteSpot Read/Writeable Admin Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1579
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 11 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2000 12:00AM
Credit: Announced in a Securax advisory on July 11, 2000.
Vulnerable: Netscape SuiteSpot 3.5 Standard
Netscape SuiteSpot 3.5 Professional
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Netscape SuiteSpot Read/Writeable Admin Password Vulnerability

Netscape's SuiteSpot server includes a web administration package. The username and encrypted password for the Administrator account is kept in a world-readable file at (webroot)/admin-serv/config/admpw. In addition, the file is installed by default with write permissions for all local users.
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