CVE-2003-1540 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
WF-Chat 1.0 Beta stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain authentication information via a direct request to (1) !pwds.txt and (2) !nicks.txt.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.23% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wfchat | wfchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WFChat 1.0 - Information Disclosure | 2003-03-19 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8396
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3645
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315583/30/25430/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7147
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8396
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3645
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1006352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315583/30/25430/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7147
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11571
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