Title: iMatix Xitami Administrator Plain Text Password Storage Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Xitami is a webserver maintained by iMatix.
An issue has been reported in Xitami that may result in the disclosure of admin authentication information.
If a local user gained access to the 'default.aut' file, it is possible to retrieve administrator authentication information for Xitami. By default the contents of this file are in plain text and the file is world readable and writable.
It should be noted that if proper file permissions are in place, the average user would not likely be able to view this file. However this is dependant on environment configurations.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could assist in further compromise of the host.
It should be noted that the plain text admin credentials is documented in the Xitami FAQ. See reference section for more details.
Affected Products:
- Imatix Xitami 2.4.0
- Imatix Xitami 2.5.0
- Imatix Xitami 2.5.0 b4
References:
- Imatix: Xitami FAQ
- iMatix: Xitami Homepage
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