IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-0885. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 (Groupware Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 03/25/2014 by Alexander Klink (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0885 since 01/06/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74121 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123083 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (swg21668124)).

Upgrading to version 2.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91171), Tenable (74121), SecurityFocus (BID 66404†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44741†). The entries VDB-66791, VDB-66790 and VDB-66788 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 74121
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8

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03/24/2014 +77 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +295 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Alexander Klink
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0885 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0885
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66789
X-Force: 91171
SecurityFocus: 66404 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Unspecified Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44741 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security <=2.8.1 Remote CSRF Vulnerability in Admin Web UI, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 01:22
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 05/29/2017 10:30 (9), 02/06/2022 11:04 (3), 05/09/2026 01:22 (17)
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