HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent during HTTP Basic Authentication, regardless of whether authentication succeeded, which might make it more difficult for an administrator to determine who made a remote request.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Http_file_server | Hfs | * | 2.2b (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3582
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486874/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-username.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39877
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3582
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486874/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-username.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39877