IBM Lotus Domino names.nsf information disclosure
| lotus-domino-names-obtain-information (21556) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Lotus Domino could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by a vulnerability in the directory database, names.nsf, which is readable by default. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by viewing the HTML source to obtain sensitive information, and possibly change the date of the password, the client's platform, machine name, and the Lotus Domino release.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to IBM Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 26 2005 - 13:36:29 CDT: Default Configuration Information Disclosure in Lotus Domino.
- CYBSEC Security Advisory: Default Configuration Information Disclosure in Lotus Domino.
- IBM - CYYSEC Advisory: Default Configuration Information Disclosure in Lotus Domino.
- IBM Web site: IBM Lotus Domino.
- BID-14388: IBM Lotus Domino WebMail Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-14389: IBM Lotus Domino Password Encryption Weakness
- CVE-2005-2428: Lotus Domino R5 and R6 WebMail, with Generate HTML for all fields enabled, stores sensitive data from names.nsf in hidden form fields, which allows remote attackers to read the HTML source to obtain sensitive information such as (1) the password hash in the HTTPPassword field, (2) the password change date in the HTTPPasswordChangeDate field, (3) the client platform in the ClntPltfrm field, (4) the client machine name in the ClntMachine field, and (5) the client Lotus Domino release in the ClntBld field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2696.
- CVE-2005-2696: IBM Lotus Notes does not properly restrict access to password hashes in the Notes Address Book (NAB), which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the (1) password digest field in the Administration tab of a Lotus Notes client, (2) PasswordDigest and HTTPPassword fields in the document properties in the NAB, or (3) a direct query to the Domino LDAP server, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2428.
- SA16231: Lotus Domino Webmail Information Disclosure Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1014584: IBM Lotus Domino Discloses Hashed Passwords and Other Information to Remote Authenticated Users
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Lotus Domino 5.0
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.0
- IBM Lotus Domino 6.5.0
Reported:
Jul 28, 2005
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