CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-2190

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CuteCast Forum version 1.2 stores passwords in plaintext under the web document root, allowing remote attackers to obtain the passwords via an HTTP request to a .user file.

Risk Assessment

Storing passwords in plaintext poses a serious risk of data leakage, potentially leading to unauthorized access to user accounts.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately change the password storage method by implementing proper encryption and relocating password files outside the web document root.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

ArtsCore Studios CuteCast Forum 1.2 stores passwords in plaintext under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to obtain the passwords via an HTTP request to a .user file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS