Vulnerability CVE-2009-2429
Published: 2009-07-10   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Type:

CWE-255

 (Credentials Management)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Mcafee -> Smartfilter 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49338
http://secunia.com/advisories/34390
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
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