Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability

BID:6447

Info

Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6447
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 20 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 20 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Tamer Sahin.
Vulnerable: Polycom ViewStation FX/VS 4000 4.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability

Polycom ViewStation stores the administrator and software update account passwords in plain text within a HTML file. This file can be accessed through the URI http://<target>/a_security.htm.

Exploit / POC

Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability

There is no exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password 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

Polycom ViewStation Plain Text Administrative Password Vulnerability

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