Mailreader Session Hijacking Vulnerability

BID:5393

Info

Mailreader Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5393
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 02 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 02 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Published in the Mailreader changelog.
Vulnerable: Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.29
Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.24
Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.20
Not Vulnerable: Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.30

Discussion

Mailreader Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Mailreader is an open source project which allows POP3 mail access through a web interface. Mailreader is implemented in Perl, and should work under Microsoft Windows, Linux and other Unix based operating systems.

A vulnerability has been reported in some versions of Mailreader. It may be possible for a remote attacker to hijack the session of a legitimate user of the system. Full exploit details are not available.

Exploit / POC

Mailreader Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Mailreader Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Solution:
An updated version of Mailreader is available, which tracks sessions with user cookies:


Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.20

Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.24

Mailreader.com Mailreader.com 2.3.29

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