SquirrelMail 1.4.8 PHP Interface webmail.php improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail 1.4.8 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file webmail.php of the component PHP Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A certain Red Hat patch for SquirrelMail 1.4.8 sets the same SQMSESSID cookie value for all sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to access other users folder lists and configuration data in opportunistic circumstances by using the standard webmail.php interface. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3663.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2009. The weakness was published 01/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0030 since 12/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:webmail.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67794 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2009-0057)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117201 (CentOS Security Update for SquirrelMail (CESA-2009:0057)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48115) and Tenable (67794).

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 67794
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2009-0057)
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OpenVAS ID: 880829
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for squirrelmail CESA-2009:0057 centos3 i386
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Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0030 (🔍)
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X-Force: 48115
SecurityTracker: 1021611
Vulnerability Center: 20618 - Red Hat SquirrelMail 1.4.8 Allows Remote Authenticated Users to Gain Privileges, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33354 - Red Hat SquirrelMail Package Session Management Vulnerability
Secunia: 33611
OSVDB: 51537 - Red Hat - Squirrelmail Package - Session Management Issue

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 06:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/26/2019 06:55 (5)
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