AXIGEN Mail Server URL directory traversal
| axigenmailserver-url-dir-traversal (61826) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AXIGEN Mail Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing URL-encoded "dot dot" sequences (..%5C..%5C..%5C) to view arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of AXIGEN Mail Server for Windows (7.4.2 or later), available from the Axigen Web site. See References.
References:
- Acunetix Web Site: Directory Traversal in Axigen v7.4.1 running on Windows.
- Axigen Web site: Linux Mail Server, Calendaring & Collaboration | Axigen.
- Axigen Web Site: Axigen Releases Version 7.4.2.
- BID-43230: Axigen Webmail Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2010-3460: Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP interface in AXIGEN Mail Server 7.4.1 for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %5C (encoded backslash) in the URL.
- OSVDB ID: 68027: AXIGEN Mail Server URL Encoding Traversal Arbitrary File Access
- SA41430: AXIGEN Mail Server Two Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2010-2415: Axigen Mail Server Directory Traversal and Cross Site Scripting Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Gecad Technologies AXIGEN Mail Server 7.4.1
Reported:
Aug 19, 2010
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