Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway 1.1 Configuration File injection

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A vulnerability was found in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway 1.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6289. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway 1.1. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.

The bug was discovered 02/05/2018. The weakness was shared 02/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.kaspersky.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6289 since 01/25/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue.

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.

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

The entries VDB-112888, VDB-112890 and VDB-112891 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Kaspersky

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• Secure Mail Gateway

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• 1.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.kaspersky.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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