Frederic Tyndiuk eUpload 1.0 password.txt Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Frederic Tyndiuk eUpload 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file password.txt. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1449. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Frederic Tyndiuk eUpload 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file password.txt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

eUpload 1.0 stores the password.txt password file in plaintext under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by reading password.txt.

The weakness was published 07/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1449. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

By approaching the search of inurl:password.txt it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10789 (Frederic Tyndiuk Eupload Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (9733), SecurityFocus (BID 5369†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4683†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/30/2002 🔍
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07/06/2004 +706 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3668 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18480
X-Force: 9733
SecurityFocus: 5369 - Frederic Tyndiuk Eupload Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4683 - eUpload 1.0 Allows to Login With any User\x27s Account by Gaining Access to password.txt, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:27
Updated: 09/06/2025 02:33
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:27 (56), 05/22/2019 18:48 (2), 09/06/2025 02:33 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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