sensitive data exposure

How it was found

Summary:

[A Password hash entry was found in /etc/passwd. This is a major vulnerability since /etc/passwd is a world-readable file by default. Once the password hash is found, an attacker may extract the password using a program like crack.]

Impact:

it is high impact vulnerability .once hacker found password hash it may be leads to develop a program like crack

Steps To Reproduce:

[https://www.reddit.com/etc%2fpasswd]

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Impact

A Password hash entry was found in /etc/passwd. This is a major vulnerability since /etc/passwd is a world-readable file by default. Once the password hash is found, an attacker may extract the password using a program like crack.