Alexander Palmo Simple Php Blog 0.4.0 config/password.txt information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Alexander Palmo Simple Php Blog 0.4.0 (Blog Software). Affected is an unknown code of the file config/password.txt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

SimplePHPBlog 0.4.0 stores password hashes in config/password.txt with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via a brute force attack.

The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2192 since 07/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Kenneth Belva and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at ftusecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:config/password.txt 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 Exploit-DB (1191).

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Kenneth Belva
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07/23/2017 +865 days 🔍

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Advisory: secunia.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2192 (🔍)
Secunia: 15954 - Simple PHP Blog Exposure of User Credentials, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17779 - Simple PHP Blog (SPHPBlog) config/password.txt User Credential Disclosure

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/23/2017 10:47
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (48), 07/23/2017 10:47 (12)
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