Active! mail 2003 cookie session hijacking

activemail2003-cookie-session-hijacking (54752)

Medium Risk

Description:

Active! mail 2003 could allow a remote attacker to hijack a valid user's session, caused by the improper securing of the session ID in a session cookie. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted link and log into the application, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack another user's account and gain the victim's privileges.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	3.2
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Active! mail 2003, available from the TransWare Web site. See References.

References:

• JVN#36207497: Active! mail 2003 cookie disclosure vulnerability.
• TransWare Web site: Active! Mail 2003.
• CVE-2009-4354: TransWARE Active! mail 2003 build 2003.0139.0871 and earlier does not properly secure the session ID in a session cookie, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions, probably related to the secure flag for cookies in SSL sessions.
• OSVDB ID: 61321: Active! Mail SSL Cookie secure Flag Session ID Weakness

Platforms Affected:

• TransWare Active! Mail 2003 ja

Reported:

Dec 08, 2009

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