full-disclosure - Kshout Data Disclosure

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Message-ID: <20050729230542.M46991@soulblack.com.ar>
Date: Sat Jul 30 00:08:04 2005
From: group at soulblack.com.ar (group@...lblack.com.ar)
Subject: Kshout Data Disclosure

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Title: Kshout Data Disclosure
Vulnerability Discovery: SoulBlack - Security Research -
http://soulblack.com.ar
Date: 26/07/2005
Severity: Medium. Remote users can view configuration file.
Affected version: 2.* & 3.*
Vendor: http://www.knusperleicht.at/
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* Summary *

This is a simple ShoutBox.

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* Problem Description *

Default Installation save configuration in insecure file.

Remote users can view settings.dat

Example:

http://server/shoutbox/db/settings.dat

/*

....

username='5588cb8830fdb8ac7159b7cf5d1e611e';

$passwort='d1ff1ec86b62cd5f3903ff19c3a326b2';

....

*/

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* Fix *

Unofficial Patch:

/*

Change: 

require("$sb_path"."db/settings.dat");

for

require("$sb_path"."db/settings.php");

*/

and rename settings.dat to settings.php in dir /shoutbox/db/
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* References *

http://www.soulblack.com.ar/repo/papers/advisory/kshout_advisory.txt

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* Credits *

Vulnerability reported by SoulBlack Security Research

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SoulBlack - Security Research
http://www.soulblack.com.ar