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TITLE:
H-Sphere Exposure of User Credentials

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15287

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
H-Sphere 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/935/

DESCRIPTION:
Donnie Werner has reported a security issue in H-Sphere, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive
information.

The problem is that user credentials are stored in the world-readable
log files "action.log" and "resources.log".

SOLUTION:
Apply patch for version 2.4.2 Patch 4 and 2.4.3 RC 1.
http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Donnie Werner, exploitlabs

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt

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