U-Mail edit.php file upload
| umail-edit-file-upload (46300) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
U-Mail could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions by the edit.php script. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious PHP script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Oct 30 2008 - 23:32:43 CDT : U-Mail Webmail 'edit.php' Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability.
- ComingChina Web site: U-Mail.
- BID-32013: ComingChina.com U-Mail 'edit.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4932: webmail/modules/filesystem/edit.php in U-Mail Webmail server 4.91 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the path parameter and arbitrary content in the content parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a file under the web document root.
- OSVDB ID: 49542: U-Mail Webmail edit.php Multiple Variable Arbitrary Remote File Overwrite
- SA32540: U-Mail "edit.php" Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ComingChina.com U-Mail 4.9.1
Reported:
Oct 30, 2008
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