Open Webmail up to 2.31 vacation.pl read_list_from_file filename privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Webmail up to 2.31. This impacts the function read_list_from_file of the file vacation.pl. Such manipulation of the argument filename leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-2284. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Open Webmail up to 2.31. Affected by this issue is the function read_list_from_file of the file vacation.pl. The manipulation of the argument filename 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. CVE summarizes:

The read_list_from_file function in vacation.pl for OpenWebmail before 2.32 20040629 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename argument.

The bug was discovered 06/29/2004. The weakness was released 07/06/2004 by Ken Girrard (Website). The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2284 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 06/05/2019). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12637 (Open WebMail vacation.pl Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.32 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16549), Tenable (12637), SecurityFocus (BID 10637†), OSVDB (7474†) and Secunia (SA12017†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 12637
Nessus Name: Open WebMail vacation.pl Arbitrary Command Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 12637
OpenVAS Name: Open WebMail vacation.pl Arbitrary Command Execution
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Open Webmail 2.32

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06/29/2004 🔍
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06/30/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +6 days 🔍
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07/26/2004 +19 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +158 days 🔍
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07/19/2005 +200 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3520 days 🔍
06/05/2019 +1549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Ken Girrard
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23186
X-Force: 16549
SecurityFocus: 10637 - Open WebMail Vacation.PL Remote Command Execution Variant Vulnerability
Secunia: 12017
OSVDB: 7474 - Open WebMail vacation.pl Arbitrary Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1010605
Vulnerability Center: 4849 - Open WebMail <= 2.32 Allows Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/05/2019 10:44
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (76), 06/05/2019 10:44 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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