Information disclosure in Wfchat

CVE-2003-1540

WF-Chat 1.0 Beta stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain authentication information via a direct request to (1) !pwds.txt and (2) !nicks.txt.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wfchat — versions 1.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References