CipherTrust IronMail URL directory traversal
| ironwebmail-url-directory-traversal (29620) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CipherTrust IronMail is vulnerable to a directory traversal, caused by improper validation in the IronWebMail module when processing HTTP requests. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP GET request containing URL encoded "dot dot" sequences (%252e..%252e) for an IM_FILE identifier to traverse directories and view arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- CipherTrust, IronMail 6.1.1
Remedy:
Apply Ironmail 6.1.1 Hotfix 17, available from the CipherTrust IronMail Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- CipherTrust IronMail Web site, Secure Email Gateway Appliance & Enterprise Email Anti-Virus Security Solutions at https://supportcenter.ciphertrust.com/index.php?url=https://supportcenter.ciphertrust.com/vulnerability/IWM501-01.php.
- SYMSA-2006-010, Directory Traversal in IronWebMail at http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-010.txt.
- BID-20436: IronWebMail Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5210: Directory traversal vulnerability in IronWebMail before 6.1.1 HotFix-17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request to the IM_FILE identifier with double-url-encoded ../ sequences (%252e%252e/).
- SA22406: IronMail IronWebMail Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017069: IronWebMail IM_FILE Request Lets Remote Users Traverse the Directory
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4055: CipherTrust IronMail IronWebMail HTTP Request Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 16, 2006
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