Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7 File Servlet path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7. This impacts an unknown function of the component File Servlet. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-4955. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Servlet. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the downloadfile servlet in Neon WebMail for Java before 5.08 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the (1) savefolder and (2) savefilename parameters.

The weakness was released 09/23/2006 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4955 since 09/22/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 5.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29090), Exploit-DB (28605), SecurityFocus (BID 20109†) and Secunia (SA22029†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-32427, VDB-32425, VDB-32424 and VDB-32423. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Neon WebMail 5.08

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09/20/2006 🔍
09/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
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09/23/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32426
X-Force: 29090 - Neon WebMail for Java multiple directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 20109 - Neon WebMail For Java Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22029 - Neon WebMail for Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 01/12/2025 17:21
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (63), 09/22/2017 11:15 (1), 01/12/2025 17:21 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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