Re: Major Security Hole

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Oh crap! I get someting similar I can see all of my groups and user names but the passwords appear as a string of weird characters. Now I don't know if the characters can be interpreted or if it is just garbage. I would prefer that nothing gets returned.I get the user group text string returned if I request:http://www.server.com/webcatalog/users.db::$dataI also get the text string returned if I only request:http://www.server.com/webcatalog/users.db: Here is the complete string that gets returned: user pass groups ADMIN m&%22#022#!#027#h ADMIN UPDATEDONE ZcMNv#027#TEIh DAN TRYON -e%2C #004#Tw{ ADMIN,RSKILLS,CESD GEOFF FULLER *QKV#031##026#u#%00 RSKILLS,CESD CARL HADSELL ]%22D7pFx 2̻M RSKILLS,CESD I run a mac - webstar 2.1 and netcloak I do NOT allow all webcatalog commands! dan t. > >I thought that the $ was the problem too at first. But then it worked >with just a single : > >It worked on .db files which allowed ANYONE to find and look at our >users.db file. OUCH! > >I tried to do the same thing on the Pacific-Coast server and that of >several others that I know run WebCat or Typhoon, including some of our >other servers here. It only was valid in the one instance on this machine >that we were still running Webstar 2.0 on along with Netcloak. I upgraded >WebStar to 2.1 and deleted Netcloak. > >Problem solved. But I sure was in a panic when I could type >http://secure.ims1.com/webcatalog/users.db::$data and get a complete list >of users, passwords and groups! > >Anyone who is still using WebStar 2.0, Netcloak and WebCatalog 2.0 on a >Macintosh should be made aware that their setup may not be secure. People >can get your admin passwords and then track down any credit card numbers >from online stores. I am not sure if this is a problem with WebStar or >Netcloak, but I am sure that the problem is real and it does not exist with >NetCloak removed and Webstar updated to 2.1 or greater. > >Thanks, Paul > > > > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_ >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Major Security Hole (solution with Welcome) (Andreas Pardeike 1998)
  2. Re: Major Security Hole (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  3. Re: Major Security Hole (Peter Ostry 1998)
  4. Re: Major Security Hole (Paul Uttermohlen 1998)
  5. Re: Major Security Hole (solution with Welcome) (Peter Ostry 1998)
  6. Re: Major Security Hole (Charles Kefauver 1998)
  7. Re: Major Security Hole (solution with Welcome) (Andreas Pardeike 1998)
  8. Re: Major Security Hole (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  9. Re: Major Security Hole (Peter Ostry 1998)
  10. Re: Major Security Hole (Dan Tryon 1998)
  11. Re: Major Security Hole (Jim Turney 1998)
  12. Re: Major Security Hole (Peter Ostry 1998)
  13. Re: Major Security Hole (Paul Uttermohlen 1998)
  14. Re: Major Security Hole (Bob Minor 1998)
  15. Re: Major Security Hole (Dan Tryon 1998)
  16. Re: Major Security Hole (Brian Willson 1998)
  17. Re: Major Security Hole (Britt T. 1998)
  18. Re: Major Security Hole (Paul Uttermohlen 1998)
  19. Re: Major Security Hole (Dave MacLeay 1998)
  20. Re: Major Security Hole (Bob Minor 1998)
  21. Re: Major Security Hole (Peter Ostry 1998)
  22. Re: Major Security Hole (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  23. Major Security Hole (Paul Uttermohlen 1998)
  24. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  25. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (greg 1998)
  26. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  27. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  28. RE: Major Security Hole IIS NT (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  29. RE: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Olin 1998)
  30. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  31. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  32. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  33. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Peter Ostry 1998)
  34. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  35. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  36. Major Security Hole IIS NT (Bob Minor 1998)
  37. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
  38. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
  39. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Chuck Wall 1998)
  40. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
  41. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
  42. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
  43. Re: Major Security Hole IIS NT (Raymond Hatch 1998)
Oh crap! I get someting similar I can see all of my groups and user names but the passwords appear as a string of weird characters. Now I don't know if the characters can be interpreted or if it is just garbage. I would prefer that nothing gets returned.I get the user group text string returned if I request:http://www.server.com/webcatalog/users.db::$dataI also get the text string returned if I only request:http://www.server.com/webcatalog/users.db: Here is the complete string that gets returned: user pass groups ADMIN m&%22#022#!#027#h ADMIN UPDATEDONE ZcMNv#027#TEIh DAN TRYON -e%2C #004#Tw{ ADMIN,RSKILLS,CESD GEOFF FULLER *QKV#031##026#u#%00 RSKILLS,CESD CARL HADSELL ]%22D7pFx 2̻M RSKILLS,CESD I run a mac - webstar 2.1 and netcloak I do NOT allow all webcatalog commands! dan t. > >I thought that the $ was the problem too at first. But then it worked >with just a single : > >It worked on .db files which allowed ANYONE to find and look at our >users.db file. OUCH! > >I tried to do the same thing on the Pacific-Coast server and that of >several others that I know run WebCat or Typhoon, including some of our >other servers here. It only was valid in the one instance on this machine >that we were still running Webstar 2.0 on along with Netcloak. I upgraded >WebStar to 2.1 and deleted Netcloak. > >Problem solved. But I sure was in a panic when I could type >http://secure.ims1.com/webcatalog/users.db::$data and get a complete list >of users, passwords and groups! > >Anyone who is still using WebStar 2.0, Netcloak and WebCatalog 2.0 on a >Macintosh should be made aware that their setup may not be secure. People >can get your admin passwords and then track down any credit card numbers >from online stores. I am not sure if this is a problem with WebStar or >Netcloak, but I am sure that the problem is real and it does not exist with >NetCloak removed and Webstar updated to 2.1 or greater. > >Thanks, Paul > > > > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_ >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > > > Dan Tryon

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