eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

BID:25538

Info

eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25538
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-4494
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 04 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 05 2007 10:01PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9.2
eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9.1
eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9
eZ Systems eZ publish 3.8.8
Not Vulnerable: eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9.3
eZ Systems eZ publish 3.8.9

Discussion

eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

eZ Publish is prone to an open-email-relay vulnerability because the application fails to sufficiently validate user-supplied input.

An attacker could exploit this issue by constructing a script that would send unsolicited spam to an unrestricted amount of email addresses with a forged email address.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Exploit / POC

eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

Attackers may exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


eZ Systems eZ publish 3.8.8

eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9

eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9.1

eZ Systems eZ publish 3.9.2

References

eZ Publish Tipafriend Function Open Email Relay Vulnerability

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