Macallan Mail Solution Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	9646
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 12 2004 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 12 2004 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovery is credited to Ziv Kamir.
Vulnerable:	Macallan Mail Solution Macallan Mail Solution 2.8.4 .6(Build 260)
Not Vulnerable:

Macallan Mail Solution Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been reported in Macallan Mail Solution that may permit remote attackers to bypass authentication for the web interface. This may be exploited by submitting a specially crafted HTTP GET request for the administration page of the web interface.

There are conflicting reports from the vendor that state that the attacker will not be able to perform any administrative actions after bypassing authentication.

This issue was reported in version 2.8.4.6(Build 260). Other versions may also be affected.

Macallan Mail Solution Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

The following example was submitted:

http://www.example.com//admin.html

Macallan Mail Solution Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
It has been reported that fixes are forthcoming, though this has not been confirmed by Symantec nor have any further specific details been made available.

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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches 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]>.

Macallan Mail Solution Web Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Macallan Mail Solution Homepage (Macallan Mail Solution)