IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

BID:34827

Info

IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 34827
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1469
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 05 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 06 2009 04:46PM
Credit: RedTeam Pentesting GmbH
Vulnerable: IceWarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.1
Not Vulnerable: IceWarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.2

Discussion

IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

IceWarp Merak Mail Server is prone to an input-validation vulnerability because it uses client-supplied data when performing a 'Forgot Password' function.

Attackers can exploit this issue via social-engineering techniques to obtain valid users' login credentials; other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user into replying to a malicious email.

The following malicious email generator is available:

Solution / Fix

IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for details.

References

IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'Forgot Password' Input Validation Vulnerability

References:

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