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Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CVE-2019-14782

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

CentOS-WebPanel.com (aka CWP) CentOS Web Panel 0.9.8.856 through 0.9.8.864 allows an attacker to get a victim's session file name from the /tmp directory, and the victim's token value from /usr/local/cwpsrv/logs/access_log, then use them to make a request to extract the victim's password (for the OS and phpMyAdmin) via an attacker account.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

It's quite common for applications to save logs. For example, whenever a user requests a resource from a particular website, the web server writes information about the request to a log file. These files are helpful for identifying abnormal system activity, bugs, and evaluating the security controls of the application. Security of log files is critical for the overall security of the application and its confidential resources. An application that lacks appropriate logging levels can expose sensitive user data and system information stored on the log files to malicious users. This info can be exploited to compromise your system.

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  • Published