[Security-news] SA-CONTRIB-2011-005 - AES encryption - Information disclosure

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  * Advisory ID: SA-CONTRIB-2011-005
  * Project: AES (third-party module)
  * Version: 7.x
  * Date: 2011-February-02
  * Security risk: Critical
  * Exploitable from: Remote
  * Vulnerability: Information Disclosure

-------- DESCRIPTION  
---------------------------------------------------------

Due to a piece of code used for debugging mistakenly left in the release, the
plain text password of the user who last logged in is written to a text file
in the Drupal root directory. This file is remotely accessible, thus an
attacker with the knowledge of which user last logged in may access that
user's account.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED  
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  * AES module for Drupal 7.x-1.4

Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed AES [1] module
there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION  
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Install the latest version:
  * If you use the AES module for Drupal 7.x upgrade to AES 7.x-1.5 [2]

See also the AES project page. [3]
-------- REPORTED BY  
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  * Shawn Smiley [4]

-------- FIXED BY  
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  * Johan Lindskog [5], module maintainer

-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION  
----------------------------------------

The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the
form at http://drupal.org/contact [6].
Learn more about the team and their policies [7], writing secure code for
Drupal [8], and secure configuration [9] of your site.


[1] http://drupal.org/project/aes
[2] http://drupal.org/node/1040728
[3] http://drupal.org/project/aes
[4] http://drupal.org/user/317704
[5] http://drupal.org/user/123038
[6] http://drupal.org/contact
[7] http://drupal.org/security-team
[8] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code
[9] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration