Parallels Plesk 8.6.0 SHORTNAMES improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Parallels Plesk 8.6.0. Affected by this issue is the function SHORTNAMES. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6984. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Parallels Plesk 8.6.0 (Hosting Control Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function SHORTNAMES. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Plesk 8.6.0, when short mail login names (SHORTNAMES) are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and send spam e-mail via a message with (1) a base64-encoded username that begins with a valid shortname, or (2) a username that matches a valid password, as demonstrated using (a) SMTP and qmail, and (b) Courier IMAP and POP3.

The weakness was published 08/31/2008 by Felix (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6984 since 08/17/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44856), SecurityFocus (BID 30956†), OSVDB (51652†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020801†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

08/31/2008 🔍
09/01/2008 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2008 +2 days 🔍
01/26/2009 +145 days 🔍
08/17/2009 +202 days 🔍
08/19/2009 +2 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2037 days 🔍
11/21/2018 +1344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: parallels.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Felix
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49490
X-Force: 44856 - Plesk SHORTNAMES security bypass
SecurityFocus: 30956 - Parallels Plesk Shortnames Open Email Relay Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51652 - Plesk SHORTNAMES Function SMTP / POP3 Authentication Bypass Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1020801

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/21/2018 04:47
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 11/21/2018 04:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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