[UNIX] TextPortal Default Password Vulnerability

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Date: 05/26/03

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      TextPortal Default Password Vulnerability
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.textportal.hu/> TextPortal is "a text-based PHP portal system
    with forum, voting, user registration, etc". A default password in the
    product has been discovered allowing remote attacker to utilize it to gain
    elevated privileges.

    DETAILS

    The default password for god1 (the administrator user) can be changed via
    normal interface, and is usually changed by the administrator. However,
    the user god2 that has similar privileges, does get its password changed,
    as most administrators are not aware of the user.

    The default password of the user god2 is 12345.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:bugtracklist@freemail.hu>
    bugtracklist.fm.

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