Rockliffe`s MailSite Express cookie plaintext password
| mailsiteexpress-cookie-plaintext-password (22906) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Rockliffe's MailSite Express stores the user password in a cookie file in plaintext. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability and obtain the victim's password.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MailSite (6.1.22 or later). available from the MailSite Web site. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Oct 28 2005 - 00:32:25 CDT: Multiple vulnerabilities within RockLiffe MailSite Express WebMail.
- Rockliffe - Rock Solid Internet Software: Webmail Server: MailSite - Rockliffe.
- BID-15231: Rockliffe MailSite Express Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-3429: Rockliffe MailSite Express before 6.1.22, with the option to save login information enabled, saves user passwords in plaintext in cookies, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the cookie file, or remote attackers to obtain the cookies via cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
- OSVDB ID: 22682: Rockliffe MailSite Express Cookie Plaintext Password Storage
- SECTRACK ID: 1015117: RockLiffe MailSite Express WebMail Discloses WebMail Files to Remote Users and Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- Rockliffe MailSite Express prior to 6.1.22
Reported:
Oct 28, 2005
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