Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) error reporting mail relay
| fta-errorreporting-mail-relay (45159) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) could be used as an open mail relay, caused by the failure to validate URL addresses by the error reporting page. By appending an ID error reference field to a specially-crafted URL request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send an unlimited number of spoofed email messages.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA_7_0_189 or later), available from the Accellion Web site. See References.
References:
- Accellion Web site: Secure File Transfer - Large File Transfer - Enterprise File Transfer - Accellion.
- Zebux Advisories, 18-08-2008: Accellion File Transfer - SPAM Engine Vulnerabilities .
- BID-31178: Accellion File Transfer Appliance Error Report Message Open Email Relay Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-7012: courier/1000@/api_error_email.html (aka error reporting page) in Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_178, and possibly other versions before FTA_7_0_189, allows remote attackers to send spam e-mail via modified description and client_email parameters.
- SA31848: Accellion File Transfer Appliance "api_error_email.html" Security Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1020870: Accellion File Transfer Appliance Lets Remote Users Forward SPAM
Platforms Affected:
- Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_135
- Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_178
- Accellion File Transfer Appliance
Reported:
Aug 18, 2008
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