Demarc Puresecure v1.6 - Plaintext password issue -

From: Ryan Purita (ryan@totally-connected.com)
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 12:17:57 PDT

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    According to Demarc Puresecure's Website;
           
           Demarc PureSecureTM is a one of a kind, Total Intrusion Detection
    System (TIDS), which provides an unsurpassed level of comprehensive
    security. For the first time you will be able to reliably prevent,
    detect, and deter internal and external threats to your organization's
    valuable assets with complete confidence, 24 hours a day. Advanced cross
    platform compatible technology means PureSecure can be deployed and
    scaled in a wide variety of network infrastructures
    
    #PROBLEM
    Demarc Puresecure v1.6 stores plaintext password and login information
    for the central/remote logging server. (And some spelling mistakes)
    
    <--SNIP-->
    #------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Database Variables
    #------------------------------------------------------------------
    # You MUST change these to match a valid account on your database. 
    # The database user must have insert/update and drop priviledges.
    
    db_user = "puresecure"
    db_password = "abc123"
    db_host = "192.168.1.254"
    db_name = "IDS"
    db_port = "3306"
    <--SNIP-->
    
           Granted this is a restricted user and not root, but any access is
    bad access. The account could be used to flood the logging server with
    bogus information, update previous information, or drop tables,
    compromising the integrity of the SQL database. 
           
           Tested on Demarc Puresecure Professional and Personal editions
    v1.6.
    
    Ryan Purita, CISSP
    Senior Security Consultant
    www.totally-connected.com
    



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