CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-14782

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Dec 17, 2019 | Modified: Jan 24, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Webpanel Control-webpanel 0.9.8.856 (including) 0.9.8.864 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

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