AtMail AtMail Open up to 1.3 Webmail Client compose.php unique path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in AtMail AtMail Open up to 1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file compose.php of the component Webmail Client. This manipulation of the argument unique causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-1917. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in AtMail AtMail Open up to 1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file compose.php of the component Webmail Client. The manipulation of the argument unique 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. The summary by CVE is:

compose.php in @Mail WebMail Client in AtMail Open-Source before 1.05 does not properly handle ../ (dot dot slash) sequences in the unique parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a ..././ (dot dot dot slash dot slash) sequence.

The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1917 since 03/27/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:compose.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.04 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA47012†). The entries VDB-60520, VDB-60519, VDB-60518 and VDB-60516 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• AtMail

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• AtMail Open

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3

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