Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:12285

Info

Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12285
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 17 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 17 2005 12:00AM
Credit: "Marc Ruef" <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5 SP2
+ Novell Groupwise 6.5 SP1
+ Novell Groupwise 6.5
Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5 SP1
+ Novell Groupwise 6.5 SP1
+ Novell Groupwise 6.5
Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5
Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.0 SP4
Novell Groupwise 6.5 SP2
Novell Groupwise 6.5 SP1
Novell Groupwise 6.5
Novell Groupwise 6.0 SP4
Novell Groupwise 6.0 SP3
Novell Groupwise 6.0 SP2
Novell Groupwise 6.0 SP1
Novell Groupwise 6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

A remote authentication bypass vulnerability reportedly affects Novell GroupWise WebAccess. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly handle access validation functionality.

The access gained through this issue grants minimal privileges; loading and storing data is not possible and services such as email or address books. This issue may be leveraged to exploit other latent vulnerabilities that require authentication.

An attacker may leverage this issue to bypass the required authentication for the affected application.

Exploit / POC

Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue. The following proof of concept will reportedly grant access to the affected application:

https://www.example.com:1444/servlet/webacc?error=webacc

Solution / Fix

Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Novell GroupWise WebAccess Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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