CVE-2003-1540

Wfchat - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1540. PoCs published by subj.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an information disclosure vulnerability in WFChat. It explains that remote attackers can access authentication information via specific URLs, but no actual exploit code is provided.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by subj · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22388

This is a writeup describing an information disclosure vulnerability in WFChat. It explains that remote attackers can access authentication information via specific URLs, but no actual exploit code is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WFChat (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable WFChat server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/8396
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3645
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11571
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1006352
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7147
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/315583/30/25430/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0323
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
wfchat/wfchat 1.0 beta
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026