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TITLE:
Web Dictate Empty Password Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21747

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Web Dictate 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/11830/

DESCRIPTION:
Revnic Vasile has discovered a vulnerability in Web Dictate, which
can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the authentication
process. This can be exploited to access the administration section
by providing a valid username together with an empty password during
login even when a password has been set in the configuration.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.02. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Configure the application to use a secret and secure username which
cannot be predicted.

Filter traffic to the port which the built-in web server listens on.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Revnic Vasile

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