Working Resources Inc. BadBlue 1.7.3 Enterprise/1.7.3 Personal ext.ini Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Working Resources Inc. BadBlue 1.7.3 Enterprise/1.7.3 Personal. Impacted is an unknown function of the file ext.ini. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-1022. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Working Resources Inc. BadBlue 1.7.3 Enterprise/1.7.3 Personal. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file ext.ini. 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:

BadBlue server stores passwords in plaintext in the ext.ini file, which could allow local and possibly remote attackers to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 10/04/2002 by Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1022. 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:ext.ini it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86460 (Working Resources BadBlue 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 (9558), SecurityFocus (BID 5228†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3204†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-18937 and VDB-18935. 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
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/13/2002 🔍
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10/04/2002 +83 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2003 +438 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3878 days 🔍
09/10/2025 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Matthew Murphy (mattmurphy)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18936
X-Force: 9558
SecurityFocus: 5228 - Working Resources BadBlue Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3204 - BadBlue Server Stores Passwords in Plaintext in the Ext.ini File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 12:02
Updated: 09/10/2025 15:27
Changes: 07/29/2014 12:02 (55), 05/18/2019 16:18 (5), 09/10/2025 15:27 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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