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Easy Chat Server Information Disclosure Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA22739
Release Date: 2006-11-07
Last Update: 2007-01-17
Popularity: 5,468 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Easy Chat Server 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6933


Description:
Greg Linares has discovered a security issue in Easy Chat Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information.

The problem is that the proper permissions are not properly set on the web root of Easy Chat Server. This can be exploited to reveal sensitive information by directly accessing the files stored in the web root via a web browser.

Example:
http://[host]/ServerKey.pem
http://[host]/AcceptIP.txt

Successful exploitation requires that the attacker has knowledge of the file names located in the web root.

The security issue is confirmed in version 2.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Grant access to trusted users only.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Greg Linares

Changelog:
2007-01-17: Added CVE reference.


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