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Multiple Windows Applications | Unencrypted Sensitive Information Storage in Memory

CWE-316: Plain-text Storage in Memory ( http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/316.html ) Attack Phase: Post-Exploitation Activity Class: Sensitive Data Harvesting 1. OVERVIEW An insecure application development practice is still prevalent in popular applications that load sensitive information (i.e. user credentials) unencrypted in their respective process memory. Remote attackers who compromise a user's system or malicious softwares could scan a particular process memory for sensitive information. 2. AFFECTED SOFTWARES - iTunes (Tested on 10.x) - pfingoTalk (Tested on version: 4.x) - pidgin (Tested on version: 2.x) - Tencent QQ (Tested on version: QQ2009 SP3) - zFTP Server (Tested on version: 2011-04-13) - FileZilla (Tested on version 3.x) - ... 3. PROOF-OF-CONCEPT/EXPLOIT - a) pmdump.exe [Process ID] Process.dump - b) bin_find.py Process.dump [Password/Username] or strings.exe -a -n 5 Process.dump 4. CREDIT This vulnerability was discovered by

ocPoral CMS 8.x | Session Hijacking Vulnerability

1. OVERVIEW ocPoral CMS 8.x and lower versions are vulnerable to Session Hijacking flaw which could allow attackers to compromise administrator session. 2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ocPortal is the website Content Management System (a CMS) for building and maintaining a dynamic website. ocPortal's powerful feature-set means there's always a way to accomplish your vision. Not only does ocPortal's CMS have all the features you'd expect: for instance photo galleries, news, file downloads and community forums/chats, but it does so whilst meeting the highest accessibility and professional standards. It is also smart enough to go beyond page management, to automatically handle search engine optimisation, and provide aggressive hack attack prevention. 3. VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION The ocPoral CMS generates 7-digit session IDs for logged-in users; thus it is possible to work out a valid session ID through brute forcing. Successful hijacking requires the "E

ocPoral CMS 8.x | Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability

1. OVERVIEW ocPoral CMS 8.x and lower versions are vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF / XSRF). 2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ocPortal is the website Content Management System (a CMS) for building and maintaining a dynamic website. ocPortal's powerful feature-set means there's always a way to accomplish your vision. Not only does ocPortal's CMS have all the features you'd expect: for instance photo galleries, news, file downloads and community forums/chats, but it does so whilst meeting the highest accessibility and professional standards. It is also smart enough to go beyond page management, to automatically handle search engine optimisation, and provide aggressive hack attack prevention. 3. VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION ocPoral CMS 8.x and lower versions contain a flaw that allows a remote Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF / XSRF) attack. The flaw exists because the application does not require multiple steps or explicit confirmation for sensi