TITLE:
CMtextS admin.txt Password Disclosure
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21988
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
CMtextS 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/11994/
DESCRIPTION:
Kacper has reported a security issue in CMtextS, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The security issue is caused due to improper restrictions on
users_logins/admin.txt and can be exploited to gain knowledge of the
administrator's password.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.0. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict web access to the "users_logins/admin.txt" file.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kacper
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