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A vulnerability was found in PostfixAdmin up to 3.0.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function gen_show_status of the file delete.php of the component AliasHandler. The manipulation of the argument delete with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability (Delete). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The AliasHandler component in PostfixAdmin before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated domain admins to delete protected aliases via the delete parameter to delete.php, involving a missing permission check.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2017. The weakness was shared 03/20/2017 by Christian Boltz (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5930 since 02/07/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:delete.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97281 (openSUSE Security Update : postfixadmin (openSUSE-2017-261)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97281).

Productinfo

Name

• PostfixAdmin

Version

• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 2.7
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Delete
Class: Permission / Delete
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional
Google Hack: 🔍

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 97281
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : postfixadmin (openSUSE-2017-261)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 103299
OpenVAS Name: Postfix Admin Security Bypass Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

MetaSploit ID: pfadmin_set_protected_alias.rb
MetaSploit Name: Postfixadmin Protected Alias Deletion Vulnerability
MetaSploit File: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: PostfixAdmin 3.0.2
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/07/2017 🔍
02/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2017 +9 days 🔍
02/21/2017 +5 days 🔍
03/20/2017 +27 days 🔍
03/20/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/20/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2022 +2064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Christian Boltz
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-5930 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96142 - PostfixAdmin CVE-2017-5930 Session Management Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5930 - PostfixAdmin - Security Bypass Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2017 07:52
Updated: 11/14/2022 09:11
Changes: 03/21/2017 07:52 (80), 09/10/2020 12:14 (3), 11/14/2022 09:11 (3)
Complete: 🔍

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