Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #05081701: IM+ v3.10 Local Password Plaintext Exposure

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Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #05081701:
IM+ v3.10 Local Password Plaintext Exposure 

Product:
Shape Services IM+ Mobile Instant Messenger for Pocket PC v3.10

Platform:
Tested on Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003

Requirements:
Mobile device running Windows Mobile Pocket PC with IM+ v3.10 installed.

Credits:
Jonathan Read, CISSP
Airscanner Mobile Security
http://www.airscanner.com
Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association
http://www.mobileav.org
August 17, 2005

Risk Level:
Medium – Exposes email address and password combinations

Summary:
Shape Services IM+ is instant messaging software that allows a user to connect to multiple instant messaging accounts 
at once. It supports AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and ICQ on a Pocket PC device. http://www.shapeservices.com/eng/im/implus.php

Details:
IM+ does not use any sort of security or encryption to protect the usernames and passwords of the instant messaging 
accounts. 

A malicious user can navigate to \Program Files\IMPlus and grab the implus.cfg file. This file simply needs to be 
opened using a text editor to view all the account details, including user names and passwords, in plain text. 
Workaround:
Possibly fixed in later versions (we have not checked). 

Vendor Response: 08/17/2005 2:50:00 PM
Thank you very much for this important comment!
Surely this issue will be fixed in our next release.

Have a nice day!

Yours sincerely,

Kind regards,
Alyena Lyegkaja
IM+Support team
SHAPE Services
www.shapeservices.com 
 


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Online Advisory (with screenshots)
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