Description
Uploadscript 1.2 and earlier stores sensitive data under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the admin password hash via a direct request for /password.txt.
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
- Uploadscript 1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-10403 · webapps · Dec 13, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 23264 third-party-advisory
- uploadscript-password-info-disclosure(30747) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4893 vdb-entry
- 2003 third-party-advisory
- 20061206 Uploadscript Vulnerabilities: Text file Hash password mailing-list
- 20070122 UploadScript <=- v1.02 (password.txt) Remote Password Disclosure Vulnerability mailing-list