Merak Mail Server up to 8.3.x accounts/inc/include.php securepath lang_settings path traversal
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A vulnerability was found in Merak Mail Server up to 8.3.x (Mail Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function securepath
of the file accounts/inc/include.php. The manipulation of the argument lang_settings
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (a) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (b) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a full Windows path and drive letter in the (1) language parameter in accounts/inc/include.php and (2) lang_settings parameter in admin/inc/include.php, which is not properly sanitized by the securepath function, a related issue to CVE-2005-4556.
The bug was discovered 07/17/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/17/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0817. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:accounts/inc/include.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22079 (IceWarp Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.
Upgrading to version 8.3.8r eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27773) and Tenable (22079). The entry 31373 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 22079
Nessus Name: IceWarp Multiple Script Remote File Inclusion
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Upgrade: Mail Server 8.3.8r
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-0817 (🔍)
X-Force: 27773
Vulnerability Center: 12370 - Multiple Mail Servers PHP File Include Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 19002
Secunia: 18953
OSVDB: 27328 - IceWarp WebMail accounts/inc/include.php language Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 07/12/2021 17:26
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (49), 07/24/2017 12:52 (22), 07/12/2021 17:19 (2), 07/12/2021 17:26 (1)
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