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Ozeki HTTP-SMS Gateway Password Disclosure Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA23339
Release Date: 2006-12-20
Last Update: 2006-12-22
Popularity: 6,338 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Ozeki HTTP-SMS Gateway 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6674


Description:
basher13 has discovered a security issue in Ozeki HTTP-SMS Gateway, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.

The problem is that usernames and passwords are stored in cleartext in the registry under "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ozeki\SMSServer\CurrentVersion\Plugins\httpsmsgate", which is readable by all user accounts on the system.

The security issue is confirmed in version 1.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Set the proper permissions on the "Ozeki" registry key.

Provided and/or discovered by:
basher13

Changelog:
2006-12-22: Added CVE reference.


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