AlternC 0.9.5 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in AlternC 0.9.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cleartext storage. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-6258. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AlternC 0.9.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The phpmyadmin subsystem in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier transmits the SQL password in cleartext in a cookie, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing or by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

The weakness was published 12/04/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6258 since 12/03/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30625), SecurityFocus (BID 21355†) and Secunia (SA23144†). Similar entries are available at VDB-33596, VDB-33594 and VDB-33593. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/29/2006 🔍
12/03/2006 +4 days 🔍
12/04/2006 +1 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3019 days 🔍
08/09/2018 +1246 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33595
X-Force: 30625 - AlternC Hosting Control Panel multiple scripts cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 21355 - AlternC Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23144 - AlternC Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4851

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/09/2018 07:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (50), 08/09/2018 07:32 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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