Alexandria-Devel could allow an attacker to bypass sendmessage.php filter
| alexandria-sendmessage-filter-bypass (11863) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Alexandria-Devel could allow a remote attacker to bypass the sendmessage.php script filter. If a remote attacker sends a malicious email message or "Spam" containing the domain of the target Alexandria installation within the "name" component of the email address, the attacker could bypass the sendmessage.php script filter and send unsolicited email to various users.
Platforms Affected:
- SourceForge, Alexandria-Devel 2.0
- SourceForge, Alexandria-Devel 2.5
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Alexandria-Devel Web site, SourceForge.net: Project Info - Alexandria-Devel at http://sourceforge.net/projects/alexandria-dev/.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Fri Mar 28 2003 - 07:54:33 CST , Alexandria-dev / sourceforge multiple vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0158.html.
Reported:
Mar 28, 2003
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