CVE-2006-7114 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can access sensitive user credentials by directly requesting a database file stored in the web root of P-News.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-7114?
CVE-2006-7114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
P-News 2.0 stores db/user.txt under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames and password hashes via a direct request. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-6888.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7114?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Planerd.net P-News.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7114?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-7114 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7114 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v768-826g-p2f3.