WebEasyMail 3.4.2.2 POP3 Service User information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in WebEasyMail 3.4.2.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component POP3 Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (User). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-1416. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WebEasyMail 3.4.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component POP3 Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The POP3 service for WebEasyMail 3.4.2.2 and earlier generates diffferent error messages for valid and invalid usernames during authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks.

The bug was discovered 08/19/2002. The weakness was presented 04/11/2003 by Stan Bubrouski (Website). The advisory is available at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1416. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 235 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50050 (WebEasyMail POP3 Server Valid User Name Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (9925), SecurityFocus (BID 5519†), OSVDB (14535†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12055†). See VDB-20337 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

Name: User
Class: Information disclosure / User
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/19/2002 🔍
08/20/2002 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2003 +234 days 🔍
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06/27/2006 +1173 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +2964 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +4047 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Stan Bubrouski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20338
X-Force: 9925
SecurityFocus: 5519 - WebEasyMail POP3 Server Valid User Name Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14535 - WebEasyMail - POP3 Server - Valid User Name - Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12055 - WebEasyMail POP3 Service Discloses Username\x27s Validity in Error Messages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:45
Updated: 09/06/2025 03:08
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:45 (59), 06/21/2019 10:49 (3), 09/06/2025 03:08 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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