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Kwik-Pay Payroll Exposure of Employment and Payment Information
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19075
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Release Date:
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2006-03-03
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Last Update:
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2006-03-23
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Popularity:
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5,652 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Kwik-Pay Payroll 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1050
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Description:
Yog and KeyShore have discovered a security issue in Kwik-Pay Payroll, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that employment and payment information are stored in database files with insecure file permissions inside the installation directory.
The security issue has been confirmed in version 4.2.20. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 4.2.22.
http://www.kwik-pay.com/download.php
Provided and/or discovered by:
Yog and KeyShore
Changelog:
2006-03-09: Updated "Description" section.
2006-03-14: Added CVE reference.
2006-03-23: Updated "Solution" section.
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