MailScan for Mail Servers Web administration interface security bypass
| mailscan-admininterface-security-bypass (44518) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MailScan for Mail Servers could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper restrictions to certain pages by the Web administration interface. By directly accessing the pages, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and bypass the authentication process to gain unauthorized access to log files and obtain sensitive information.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 15 2008 - 05:26:07 CDT: MicroWorld MailScan - Multiple Vulnerabilities within Admin-Webinterface.
- MicroWorld Web site: MailScan für Mailserver.
- BID-30700: MicroWorld Technologies MailScan Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3728: Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, and error messages via direct requests to files under LOG/.
- SA31534: MailScan for Mail Servers Web Administration Interface Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch1
Reported:
Aug 15, 2008
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