A vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server, which could be exploited by malicious users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is due to a design error where the administrative password set during the installation process is stored in the "installvariables.properties" log file, which could be exploited by local attackers to disclose the administrator password and gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable application.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Seth Stein (Wake Forest University)
ChangeLog
2006-10-11 : Initial release
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