TITLE: Chat Anywhere User Credentials Disclosure SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA14385 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/14385/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: Local system SOFTWARE: Chat Anywhere 2.x http://secunia.com/product/3163/ DESCRIPTION: Kozan has discovered a security issue in Chat Anywhere, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. The administrative credentials used for managing chat rooms are saved in plain text in the ".ini" files in the "room" directory, which are readable by all users. Also, the ".pwd" files in the "password" directory, which are readable by all users, contain the usernames and passwords in plain text for users with access to password restricted chat rooms. The security issues have been confirmed in version 2.72a. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Grant only trusted users access to affected systems. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Kozan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------