VDB-105643 · CVE-2016-4460 · BID 100449

Apache Pony Mail up to 0.8b improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Pony Mail up to 0.8b. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4460. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Pony Mail up to 0.8b. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apache Pony Mail 0.6c through 0.8b allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2016. The weakness was presented 08/22/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at markmail.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4460 since 05/02/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 477 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100449†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/02/2016 🔍
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08/22/2017 +477 days 🔍
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08/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/09/2019 +808 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: markmail.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105643
SecurityFocus: 100449 - Apache Pony Mail CVE-2016-4460 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2017 09:11
Updated: 11/09/2019 15:50
Changes: 08/23/2017 09:11 (52), 11/09/2019 15:50 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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