[SA19569] Hosting Controller "forum.mdb" Exposure of User Credentials

TITLE:
Hosting Controller "forum.mdb" Exposure of User Credentials

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19569

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Hosting Controller 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/4754/

DESCRIPTION:
Syst3m_f4ult has reported a security issue in Hosting Controller,
which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive
information.

The problem is caused due to user credentials being stored in the
"forum/db/forum.mdb" database file inside the web root. This can be
exploited to disclose the administrator's username and password.

The security issue has been reported in version 6.1. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict web access to the "forum.mdb" database file.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Syst3m_f4ult, the Crouz Security Team

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