Omail Webmail 0.97.3/0.98.3/0.98.5 omail.pl checklogin Password privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Omail Webmail 0.97.3/0.98.3/0.98.5 and classified as critical. This affects the function checklogin of the file omail.pl. Performing a manipulation of the argument Password results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1993. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Omail Webmail 0.97.3/0.98.3/0.98.5. This affects the function checklogin of the file omail.pl. The manipulation of the argument Password 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. The summary by CVE is:

The patch to the checklogin function in omail.pl for omail webmail 0.98.5 is incomplete, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters such as "`" (backticks) in the password.

The weakness was presented 05/04/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1993 since 05/04/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/06/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12071 (OMail Webmail Remote Command Execution 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 (12948), SecurityFocus (BID 10274†), Secunia (SA9585†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4543†). See VDB-20726 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Timelineinfo

08/19/2003 🔍
08/21/2003 +2 days 🔍
05/04/2004 +257 days 🔍
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06/17/2004 +44 days 🔍
05/04/2005 +321 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3452 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3916 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21843
X-Force: 12948
SecurityFocus: 10274 - OMail Webmail Remote Command Execution Variant Vulnerability
Secunia: 9585 - oMail-webmail Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 4543 - OMail-Webmail <= 0.98.3 Allows Execution of Arbitrary Code With Root Privileges, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2014 17:18
Updated: 07/06/2025 12:52
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:18 (58), 05/22/2019 11:12 (6), 07/06/2025 12:52 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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