Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7 in_id privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument in_id with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The updateuser servlet in Neon WebMail for Java before 5.08 does not validate the in_id parameter, which allows remote attackers to modify information of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by modifying (1) passwords and (2) permissions, (3) viewing profile settings, and (4) creating and (5) deleting users.

The weakness was published 09/23/2006 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4954 since 09/22/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 5.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29089), Exploit-DB (28609), SecurityFocus (BID 20109†) and Secunia (SA22029†). Similar entries are available at VDB-32427, VDB-32426, VDB-32424 and VDB-32423.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Neon WebMail 5.08

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09/20/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4954 (🔍)
X-Force: 29089 - Neon WebMail for Java updateuser security bypass
SecurityFocus: 20109 - Neon WebMail For Java Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22029 - Neon WebMail for Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM
Updated: 01/13/2025 05:02 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM (57), 09/23/2017 06:12 PM (7), 01/13/2025 05:02 AM (17)
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