V-webmail help.php path disclosure
| vwebmail-help-path-disclosure (24754) |  Low Risk |
Description:
V-webmail could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the help.php script using various invalid parameters to view folder and path information for V-webmail. This information could be used to launch further attacks on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- V-webmail, V-webmail 1.6.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of V-webmail (1.6.3 or later), available from the V-webmail Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- V-webmail Web site, V-webmail at http://www.v-webmail.org/.
- CVE-2006-0794: help.php in V-webmail 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via unspecified invalid parameters. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- OSVDB ID: 23262: V-webmail help.php Direct Request Path Disclosure
- SA18776: V-webmail Cross-Site Scripting and Path Disclosure
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0639: V-webmail Cross Site Scripting and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 17, 2006
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