CVE-2007-1462 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can steal passwords by viewing the source of the Add System/Cluster page in Red Hat Conga's luci server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-1462?
CVE-2007-1462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The luci server component in conga preserves the password between page loads for the Add System/Cluster task flow by storing the password in the Value attribute of a password entry field, which allows attackers to steal the password by performing a "view source" or other operation to obtain the web page. NOTE: there are limited circumstances under which such an attack is feasible.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1462?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Conga Conga.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1462?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2007-1462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grcg-vmxx-7wq9.