Amax Information Technologies Magic Winmail Server up to 4.2 admin/main.php sid path traversal
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Amax Information Technologies Magic Winmail Server up to 4.2 (Mail Server Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file admin/main.php. The manipulation of the argument sid
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/main.php in AMAX Magic Winmail Server 4.2 (build 0824) and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files with session information via the sid parameter.
The bug was discovered 10/28/2005. The weakness was shared 11/18/2005 by Secunia Security Advisories (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3811 since 11/25/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/main.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20227 (Winmail Server <= 4.2 Build 0824 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13005.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23132) and Tenable (20227). The entries 26980, 83172 and 83173 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 20227
Nessus Name: Winmail Server <= 4.2 Build 0824 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: Secunia Security Advisories
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-3811 (🔍)
X-Force: 23132
Vulnerability Center: 37588 - Amax Magic Winmail Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15493
Secunia: 16665 - Winmail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20925 - Winmail Server /admin/main.php sid Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 07/06/2021 16:27
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (71), 04/22/2017 12:59 (4), 07/06/2021 16:20 (4), 07/06/2021 16:27 (1)
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