Title: Abyss Web Server Plaintext Administrative Password Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Abyss Web Server is a freely available personal web server. It is maintained by Aprelium Technologies and runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems, as well as Linux.
The administrative password for Abyss Web Server is stored in plaintext in the configuration file (abyss.conf). If a local attacker can read the configuration file, they can trivially gain administrative access to the web server.
Additionally, BugTraq ID 4466 "Abyss Web Server File Disclosure Vulnerability" describes an issue which may also enable remote attackers to trivially disclose the contents of the Abyss Web Server configuration file.
Sensitive information about the web server's configuration may also be disclosed as a result of this vulnerability.
This issue was reported for Abyss Web Server for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is not known whether the Linux version is also affected by this vulnerability.
Affected Products:
- Aprelium Technologies Abyss Web Server 1.0.0
References:
- Aprelium Technologies: Abyss Web Server Homepage
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