Description
H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Positive Software H-Sphere Winbox 2.4 - Sensitive Logfile Content Disclosure EDB-25636 · local · May 9, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 13559 vdb-entry
- 16239 vdb-entry
- hsphere-information-disclosure(20522) vdb-entry
- 15287 third-party-advisory
- http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt
- http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html