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Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CVE-2009-1466

Severity Medium
Score 5.5/10

Summary

Application Access Server (A-A-S) 2.0.48 stores (1) passwords and (2) the port keyword in cleartext in aas.ini, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published