Title: SnortCenter Insecure Sensor Configuration File Permissions Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
SnortCenter is a web-based client-server management system written in PHP and Perl. It assists in the configuration of Snort configuration and signature files.
A vulnerability has been discovered in SnortCenter v0.9.5
When SnortCenter is used to aggregate Snort rules for a particular sensor, a file is created in the /tmp directory which are 'world' accessible. The temporary sensor configuration files created may contain sensitive alert database server access credentials.
Information disclosed by accessing this file may aid a malicious user in launching attacks against alert database servers. The ability to modify sensitive information contained within these files may result in the corruption of typical SnortCenter functionality.
Affected Products:
- SnortCenter SnortCenter 0.9.5
References:
- SnortCenter: SnortCenter Product Page
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