A.K.I Software pmmls.exe Mailing List Search CGI path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in A.K.I Software pmmls.exe. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Mailing List Search CGI. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-40160. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in A.K.I Software pmmls.exe (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Mailing List Search CGI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability exists in Mailing List Search CGI (pmmls.exe) included in A.K.I Software's PMailServer/PMailServer2 products. If this vulnerability is exploited, a remote attacker may obtain arbitrary files on the server.

The advisory is shared for download at akisoftware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-40160 since 08/29/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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08/29/2023 🔍
03/18/2024 +202 days 🔍
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03/24/2025 +371 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: akisoftware.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-40160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257092

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2024 07:49
Updated: 03/24/2025 22:39
Changes: 03/18/2024 07:49 (51), 03/24/2025 22:39 (2)
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