MailEnable up to 8.59 Password Change credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MailEnable up to 8.59. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Change Handler. This manipulation with the input %0A causes credentials management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-9278. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MailEnable up to 8.59 (Mail Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation with the input value %0A leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB after a password-change request.

The bug was discovered 03/10/2015. The weakness was shared 01/16/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at web.archive.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-9278 since 01/16/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1408 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 8.60 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-129798, VDB-129800 and VDB-129801 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MailEnable 8.60

Timelineinfo

03/10/2015 🔍
01/16/2019 +1408 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/02/2020 +471 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: web.archive.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-9278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129799
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2019 09:15
Updated: 05/02/2020 07:04
Changes: 01/17/2019 09:15 (60), 05/02/2020 07:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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