CVE-2008-6770 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access user credentials by directly requesting users.txt due to insufficient access control in YourPlace.

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-2008-6770?

CVE-2008-6770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

YourPlace 1.0.2 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to a database containing user credentials via a direct request for users.txt.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6770?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Peterselie Yourplace.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-6770 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6770 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2v3-3v9c-842h.

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