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Date: Sat Jan 16 2010 - 21:44:15 CST

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TITLE:
AWCM Information Disclosure Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38065

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38065/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been discovered in AWCM, which can be exploited
by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to improper access restrictions to
the "db_backup.php" file in the control directory. This can be
exploited to download a database backup and disclose sensitive
information including admin credentials used to access the
administration panel.

The security issue is confirmed in version 2.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the the "db_backup.php" file in the control
directory.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
alnjm33

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