# CVE-2009-2429: SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin\_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

## What to do

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34390

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