CVE-2007-4656 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read FTP credentials from process arguments in Backup Manager, exposing sensitive authentication data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-4656?
CVE-2007-4656 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
backup-manager-upload in Backup Manager before 0.6.3 provides the FTP server hostname, username, and password as plaintext command line arguments during FTP uploads, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process and its arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-2766.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4656?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Backup Manager Backup Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4656?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-4656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4656, DSA-1518-1, GHSA-78jp-pvx9-93px.