MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

BID:30700

Info

MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 30700
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3727
CVE-2008-3728
CVE-2008-3729
CVE-2008-3726
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 06 2016 02:17PM
Credit: Oliver Karow
Vulnerable: MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

MailScan is prone to multiple remote vulnerabilities:

- A directory-traversal vulnerability
- An authentication-bypass vulnerability
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability
- An information-disclosure vulnerability

An attacker can exploit these issues to obtain sensitive information, gain unauthorized access to the affected application, execute arbitrary script code within the context of the website, and steal cookie-based authentication credentials. Other attacks are also possible.

MailScan 5.6.a espatch1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit these issues via a browser. To exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

The following exploit and proofs of concept are available:

Solution / Fix

MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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

References

MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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