# CVE-2005-2956: ATutor 1.5.1, and possibly earlier versions, stores temporary chat logs under the web document root with insufficient access control and pre

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-09-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ATutor 1.5.1, and possibly earlier versions, stores temporary chat logs under the web document root with insufficient access control and predictable filenames, which allows remote attackers to obtain user chat conversations via direct requests to those files.

## What to do

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/9
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112671176100432&w=2
- http://rgod.altervista.org/atutor151.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14832
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26258

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