Title: EasyNews Plaintext Password Storage Vulnerability
Severity: LOW
Description:
EasyNews is a free, open-source script for displaying news stories on a website.
A vulnerability exists in EasyNews which may allow a local attacker to gain administrative access to the EasyNews service.
The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the file 'settings.php'. A local attacker may obtain the administrative password by viewing 'settings.php'.
This may also be exploitable through other vulnerabilities in web applications that allow for disclosure of file contents.
Affected Products:
- easyScripts easyNews 1.5.0
References:
- easyScripts: easyNews Product Page
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