Centreon 19.10.5 - Database Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Centreon 19.10.5 - Database Credentials Disclosure Exploit Author: Fabien AUNAY, Omri Baso Vendor Homepage: https://www.centreon.com/ Software Link: https://github.com/centreon/centreon Version: 19.10.5 Tested on: CentOS 7 CVE :...

Centreon 19.10.5 - Database Credentials Disclosure

Exploit Title: Centreon 19.10.5 - Database Credentials Disclosure Date: 2020-01-27 Exploit Author: Fabien AUNAY, Omri Baso Vendor Homepage: https://www.centreon.com/ Software Link: https://github.com/centreon/centreon Version: 19.10.5 Tested on: CentOS 7 CVE : - Centreon 19.10.5 Database...

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