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[SA15954] Simple PHP Blog Exposure of User Credentials
From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-adv
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Date: Fri Jul 08 2005 - 03:50:57 CDT
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TITLE:
Simple PHP Blog Exposure of User Credentials
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15954
VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE:
Simple PHP Blog 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/5342/
DESCRIPTION:
pjphem and LazyCrs have discovered a security issue in Simple PHP
Blog, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose
sensitive information.
The problem is that user credentials are stored in the
"config/password.txt" file inside the web root. This can be exploited
to disclose encrypted usernames and passwords.
The security issue has been confirmed in version 0.4.0. Other
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Move the "config" directory out of the web root.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
pjphem and LazyCrs
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