MiniPortal stores sensitive information in plaintext
| miniportal-plaintext-information (8170) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MiniPortal stores sensitive information in plaintext. Passwords are stored in plaintext in '.pwd' files, while session and login information is stored in plaintext in the 'mplog.txt' file. A local attacker could obtain this plaintext password, session, and login information from these files to gain further access to sensitive information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MiniPortal (1.1.6 or later), available from the InstantServers Download Web site. See References.
References:
- InstantServers Download Web site: Downloads.
- Strumpf Noir Society Advisory - February 9, 2002: InstantServers MiniPortal Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-4076: InstantServers MiniPortal Sensitive File Plain Text Storage Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0259: InstantServers MiniPortal 1.1.5 and earlier stores sensitive login and account data in plaintext in (1) .pwd files in the miniportal/apache directory, or (2) mplog.txt, which could allow local users to gain privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 14338: InstantServers MiniPortal Multiple File Cleartext Authentication Credential Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- InstantServers MiniPortal 1.1.5
Reported:
Feb 09, 2002
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