CVE-2008-4165 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Local administrators or remote attackers can obtain cleartext passwords by reading logs or referer strings due to passwords being sent via HTTP GET.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-4165?

CVE-2008-4165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admin/user/create_user.php in Kolab Groupware Server 1.0.0 places a user password in an HTTP GET request, which allows local administrators, and possibly remote attackers, to obtain cleartext passwords by reading the ssl_access_log file or the referer string.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kolab Kolab Groupware Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmrr-73wg-fc4j.

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