CVE-2003-1540

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2003-1540 · Published 31/12/2003 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2003-1540 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting wfchat (wfchat).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.2%, higher than 88.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wfchat wfchat	`= 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

WF-Chat 1.0 Beta stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain authentication information via a direct request to (1) !pwds.txt and (2) !nicks.txt.

References

secunia.com/advisories/8396
securityreason.com/securityalert/3645
securitytracker.com/id
securityfocus.com/archive/1/315583/30/25430/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/7147
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11571

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