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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Instant Web Mail up to 0.59. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file message.php/write.php of the component Newline Handler. The manipulation of the argument ID results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-0490. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Instant Web Mail up to 0.59. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file message.php/write.php of the component Newline Handler. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Instant Web Mail before 0.60 does not properly filter CR/LF sequences, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary POP commands via the id parameter in message.php, or (2) modify certain mail message headers via numerous parameters in write.php.

The weakness was released 08/12/2002 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0490. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/19/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:message.php/write.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 0.60 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8650) and SecurityFocus (BID 4361†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Instant Web Mail

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