Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

BID:10087

Info

Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10087
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 09 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 09 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Eric Wheeler <ewheeler.AT.nsci.us>.
Vulnerable: Open Webmail Open Webmail 2.30
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.90
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.81
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.71
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.8
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.7
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

It has been reported that Open WebMail may be prone to an arbitrary directory creation vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to create potentially malicious directories in the underlying file system through the web interface.

Open WebMail versions 2.30 and prior are vulnerable to these issues, however, the problem has been addressed in the product CVS.

Exploit / POC

Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
The problem has been addressed in the product CVS.


Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.7

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.71

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.8

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.81

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.90

Open Webmail Open Webmail 2.30

References

Open WebMail Arbitrary Directory Creation Vulnerability

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