PaintBBS has insecure default permissions
| paintbbs-insecure-permissions (7982) |  Low Risk |
Description:
PaintBBS has default insecure permissions on some files and folders. The /oekaki/ directory and the oekakibbs.conf file are world-readable, which could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, including the encrypted administrator password.
Platforms Affected:
- Oekaki shi-BBS, PaintBBS 1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 22 2002 - 22:45:01 CST, Vulnerabilty in PaintBBS v1.2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0292.html.
- BID-3948: PaintBBS Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0202: PaintBBS 1.2 installs certain files and directories with insecure permissions, which allows local users to (1) obtain the encrypted server password via the world-readable oekakibbs.conf file, or (2) modify the server configuration via the world-writeable /oekaki/ folder.
Reported:
Jan 23, 2002
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