MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:15494

Info

MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15494
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 18 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 18 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Tan Chew Keong.
Vulnerable: MailEnable MailEnable Professional 1.6
MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise Edition 1.1
Not Vulnerable: MailEnable MailEnable Professional 1.7

Discussion

MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

MailEnable is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability when processing certain IMAP commands. Successful exploitation could allow data corruption.

This issue is reported to affect MailEnable Professional 1.6 with Hotfix MEIMAPS-UPD0511010000.zip and MailEnable Enterprise 1.1 with Hotfix MEIMAPS-UPD0511010000.zip. Other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Fixes are available:


MailEnable MailEnable Enterprise Edition 1.1

MailEnable MailEnable Professional 1.6

References

MailEnable IMAP Command Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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