Argosoft Mail Server 1.8.7.6 UIDL path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Argosoft Mail Server 1.8.7.6. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument UIDL leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1283. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Argosoft Mail Server 1.8.7.6 (Mail Server Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument UIDL with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Argosoft Mail Server Pro 1.8.7.6 allow remote authenticated users to (1) read arbitrary files via the UIDL parameter to the msg script or (2) copy or move the user s .eml file to arbitrary locations via the delete script, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0367.

The bug was discovered 01/24/2005. The weakness was presented 04/22/2005 by ShineShadow (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1283 since 04/26/2005. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 88 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18140 (ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro <= 1.8.7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, Traversal, Priv Esc)), 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20229), Tenable (18140), SecurityFocus (BID 13326†), OSVDB (15821†) and Secunia (SA15100†). See VDB-24948, VDB-24947 and VDB-82437 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18140
Nessus Name: ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro <= 1.8.7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, Traversal, Priv Esc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/24/2005 🔍
04/22/2005 +88 days 🔍
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04/26/2005 +3 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3051 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ShineShadow
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1283 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1283
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24218
X-Force: 20229
SecurityFocus: 13326 - ArGoSoft Mail Server Email Message HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 15100
OSVDB: 15821 - ArGoSoft Mail Server delete Script Arbitrary .eml File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 13010 - ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro Directory Traversal via the UIDL Parameter, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/10/2019 10:51
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (72), 07/10/2019 10:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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