WF-Chat 1.0 !pwds.txt/!nicks.txt Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WF-Chat 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file !pwds.txt/!nicks.txt. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2003-1540. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WF-Chat 1.0 (Chat Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file !pwds.txt/!nicks.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. CVE summarizes:

WF-Chat 1.0 Beta stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain authentication information via a direct request to (1) !pwds.txt and (2) !nicks.txt.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-1540 since 02/12/2008. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:!pwds.txt/!nicks.txt it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11688 (WF-Chat User Account Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 (11571), Exploit-DB (22388), Tenable (11688), SecurityFocus (BID 7147†) and Secunia (SA8396†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11688
Nessus Name: WF-Chat User Account Disclosure
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/19/2003 🔍
03/20/2003 +1 days 🔍
03/24/2003 +4 days 🔍
06/02/2003 +70 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +212 days 🔍
12/31/2003 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2008 +1504 days 🔍
09/26/2014 +2418 days 🔍
12/23/2024 +3741 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21444
X-Force: 11571
SecurityFocus: 7147 - WFChat Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 8396 - WF-Chat Username and Password Disclosure, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1006352

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2014 17:30
Updated: 12/23/2024 13:33
Changes: 09/26/2014 17:30 (65), 04/22/2019 07:46 (1), 12/23/2024 13:33 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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