Squirrelmail SMIME Plugin 0.4 viewcert.php cert privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Squirrelmail SMIME Plugin 0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file viewcert.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument cert results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0239. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Squirrelmail SMIME Plugin 0.4 (Mail Client Software). This affects an unknown code of the file viewcert.php. The manipulation of the argument cert 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:

viewcert.php in the S/MIME plugin 0.4 and 0.5 for Squirrelmail allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the cert parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 by Karol Wiesek as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0239 since 02/07/2005. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:viewcert.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17257 (SquirrelMail S/MIME Plug-in Remote 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19242), Tenable (17257), SecurityFocus (BID 12467†), OSVDB (13639†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7252†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 17257
Nessus Name: SquirrelMail S/MIME Plug-in Remote Command Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Karol Wiesek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24357
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X-Force: 19242
SecurityFocus: 12467 - SquirrelMail S/MIME Plug-in Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13639 - CVE-2005-0239 - Squirrelmail - Command Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7252 - SquirrelMail S/MIME Plugin 0.4, 0.5 viewcert.php Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 11/21/2024 21:11
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (65), 05/30/2019 16:37 (8), 11/21/2024 21:11 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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