TITLE:
Dayfox Blog "slog_users.txt" Exposure of User Credentials

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20216

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20216/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Dayfox Blog 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/10067/

DESCRIPTION:
omnipresent has discovered a security issue in Dayfox Blog, which can
be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

The problem is caused due to user credentials being stored in the
"edit/slog_users.txt" file inside the web root. This can be exploited
to disclose usernames and passwords.

The security issue has been confirmed in version 2.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict web access to "edit/slog_users.txt" (e.g. with a .htaccess
file).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
omnipresent

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://colander.altervista.org/advisory/DayfoxBlog.txt

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