Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2009-1803
Summary
FreePBX 2.5.1, and other 2.4.x, 2.5.x, and pre-release 2.6.x versions, generates different error messages for a failed login attempt depending on whether the user account exists, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
- LOW
- NETWORK
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published