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A vulnerability was found in Ipswitch WS FTP Server and IMail (Mail Server Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IPswitch IMail allows local users to gain additional privileges and modify or add mail accounts by setting the "flags" registry key to 1920.

The weakness was published 01/02/1999 by Marc with eEye as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1170. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1725). Similar entry is available at 14483.

Productinfo

Type

• Mail Server Software

Vendor

• Ipswitch

Name

• IMail
• WS FTP Server

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/02/1999 🔍
01/02/1999 +0 days 🔍
02/02/1999 +31 days 🔍
02/04/1999 +2 days 🔍
07/11/2004 +1984 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +3631 days 🔍
05/22/2019 +1797 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ipswitch.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Marc
Organization: eEye
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1170 (🔍)
X-Force: 1725
Vulnerability Center: 4707 - IPSwitch Imail Enables Local Privilege Elevation via \x27Flags\x27 Registry Key, Low
SecurityFocus: 218 - IMail Server and WS_FTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 12:32
Updated: 05/22/2019 21:23
Changes: 06/20/2014 12:32 (41), 05/22/2019 21:23 (21)
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