Credential disclosure via world-readable MySQL configuration
Published Jan 20, 2025 · Updated Jan 21, 2025
Credential disclosure in WriteFreely 0.15.1 and earlier allows local users to read MySQL credentials from config.ini. The configuration saver passes database settings to ini.SaveTo without setting restrictive permissions, producing a plaintext file readable by other users. Exposure requires a MySQL-backed instance on a shared host; the disclosed credentials grant read, write, and delete access to its database.
Summary
What happened
Credential disclosure in WriteFreely 0.15.1 and earlier allows local users to read MySQL credentials from config.ini. The configuration saver passes database settings to ini.SaveTo without setting restrictive permissions, producing a plaintext file readable by other users. Exposure requires a MySQL-backed instance on a shared host; the disclosed credentials grant read, write, and delete access to its database.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24337
- Published
- Jan 20, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Musing Studio
- Product
- WriteFreely
- Classifications
- CWE-281, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=0.15.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- config.ini permission disclosure procedureproof of concept · demonstrated
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