Title: CHETCPASSWD Shadow File Disclosure Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
CHETCPASSWD is a web-based utility which allows users to change their system passwords remotely. It is available for Unix and Linux variants.
CHETCPASSWD is prone to a vulnerability that may potentially cause the tail end of the local shadow file to be disclosed to a remote attacker.
It is possible to exploit this issue by sending an overly long string (120+ characters) as a value for the 'user' URI parameter in a request to the 'chetcpasswd.cgi'.
The type of information disclosed may aid the attacker in mounting further attacks against the system hosting the vulnerable software.
Affected Products:
- CHETCPASSWD CHETCPASSWD 1.12.0
References:
- CHETCPASSWD: CHETCPASSWD Homepage
- Securiteam: chetcpasswd.cgi Multiple Vulnerabilities
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