27018 : PHPMailList ml_config.dat Cleartext Administrator Password Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
4	572	over 5 years ago	about 1 year ago	1 times	100%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-06-06	2006-06-06	2006-07-05	2006-07-05

Time to Exploit
29 days

Description

PHPMailList contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when a remote user requests the 'ml_config.dat' file, which will disclose administrator's username and password and system information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

PHP.WarpedWeb.Net

PHPMailList

1.8.0

References

Security Tracker: 1016439
Bugtraq ID: 18840
Secunia Advisory ID: 20959
Related OSVDB ID: 27016 27017
Other Advisory URL: http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2006/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in.html
Vendor URL: http://php.warpedweb.net/

Credit

Lostmon - Personal Blog

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