Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

BID:6425

Info

Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6425
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 18 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 18 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Dmitry Guyvoronsky <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.81
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.71
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.8
Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.7
Not Vulnerable: Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.90

Discussion

Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

Open WebMail is an open-source web mail package written in Perl. Several components are designed to run with root privileges through the use of suidperl. A vulnerability has been reported in Open WebMail. Attackers with the ability to upload files to a server may cause commands to be executed with root privileges. This is due to a lack of input validation in the 'openwebmail-shared.pl' script.

Exploit / POC

Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in Open Webmail version 1.90. Patches have also been made available.

Fixes available:


Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.7

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.71

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.8

Open Webmail Open Webmail 1.81

References

Open WebMail Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerability

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