php-Board 1.0 login.php $username.txt Password credentials management
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in php-Board 1.0 (Forum Software). This affects some unknown processing of the file login.php. The manipulation of the argument $username.txt
with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
login.php in php-Board 1.0 stores plaintext passwords in $username.txt with insufficient access control under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request.
The weakness was released 12/31/2003 by Frog Man (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1401 since 10/19/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.
By approaching the search of inurl:login.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (11338).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Name: PasswordClass: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
02/15/2003 🔍12/31/2003 🔍
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08/30/2014 🔍
07/04/2017 🔍
Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Frog Man
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-1401 (🔍)
X-Force: 11338
SecurityFocus: 6862 - PHP-Board User Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/30/2014 23:09Updated: 07/04/2017 09:17
Changes: 08/30/2014 23:09 (47), 07/04/2017 09:17 (7)
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