Secunia Security Advisory - Terry Donaldson has reported a security issue in AuditWizard, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.
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TITLE:
AuditWizard "LaytonCmdSvc.log" Administrator Password Exposure
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21773
VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information
WHERE:
Local system
SOFTWARE:
AuditWizard 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/11874/
DESCRIPTION:
Terry Donaldson has reported a security issue in AuditWizard, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive
information.
The problem is that when using the Remote Audit feature then the
domain administrator password is written to the "C:\LaytonCmdSvc.log"
log file and may be exposed.
The security issue has been reported in version 6.3.2. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Terry Donaldson
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