phpCOIN email address information disclosure
| phpcoin-emailaddress-information-disclosure (26499) |  Low Risk |
Description:
phpCOIN could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. phpCOIN does not verify that a new email address is unique in the system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by adding a contact or changing an email address to a known email address to view messages that belong to that user.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the current CVS for phpCOIN available from the phpCOIN Web site. See References.
References:
- phpCOIN Forums 2006-05-11: Information Disclosure Issue.
- phpCOIN Web site: Welcome to phpCOIN.
- BID-17959: phpCOIN Email Address Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2422: phpCOIN 1.2.3 and earlier stores messages based upon e-mail addresses, which allows remote authenticated users to read messages for other users by adding the sender's e-mail address as an additional contact.
- SA20088: phpCOIN E-Mail Address Disclosure of Arbitrary Messages
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1788: phpCOIN My Account Email Address Handling Message Disclosure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- phpCOIN phpCOIN
Reported:
May 11, 2006
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