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TITLE:
Speedport W500 b_banner.stm Password Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29414

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29414/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
T-Com Speedport W500
http://secunia.com/product/18002/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Speedport W500 router, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to the login page (b_banner.stm)
containing the password in plain text, which can be exploited to
disclose the password and bypass the login mechanism.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the login page.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
mutax

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/

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