Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:30771

Info

Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30771
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3775
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 20 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:24PM
Credit: Charalambous Glafkos and George Nicolaou
Vulnerable: NewSoftwares.net Folder Lock 5.9.5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Folder Lock is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because it stores credentials in an insecure manner.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to obtain passwords used by the application, which may aid in further attacks.

Folder Lock 5.9.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers need local, interactive access to a vulnerable computer to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

References

Folder Lock Weak Password Encryption Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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