Description
The admin.html file in StepWeb Search Engine (SWS) 2.5 stores passwords in links to manager.pl, which allows remote attackers who can access the admin.html file to gain administrative privileges to SWS.
References
- sws-insecure-admin-page(8849) vdb-entry
- 4503 vdb-entry
- 20020411 SWS Vuln (small but important to those using it.) mailing-list