Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0.25 mmstdod.cgi alternate_template privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0.25 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file mmstdod.cgi. The manipulation of the argument alternate_template leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0021. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0.25 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file mmstdod.cgi. The manipulation of the argument alternate_template with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MailMan Webmail 3.0.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the alternate_template parameter.

The weakness was shared 02/16/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0021. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10566 (MailMan Webmail mmstdod.cgi Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 3.0.26 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 819.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5649), Exploit-DB (20469), Tenable (10566), SecurityFocus (BID 2063†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-308†). The entry VDB-18493 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 10566
Nessus Name: MailMan Webmail mmstdod.cgi Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman Webmail 3.0.26

Snort ID: 819
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP mmstdod.cgi access
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12/06/2000 🔍
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02/16/2001 +72 days 🔍
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12/09/2002 +661 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +4224 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3853 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-0021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16439
X-Force: 5649 - MailMan Alternate Templates form variable allows remote attacker to execute commands
SecurityFocus: 2063 - Endymion MailMan Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 308 - MailMan Webmail 3.0.25 Command Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 16:35
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:50 (45), 09/12/2017 13:39 (28), 06/25/2021 12:26 (3), 01/19/2025 16:35 (25)
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