Ipswitch IMail email session IDs are predictable
| imail-session-id-predictable (7278) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Ipswitch IMail uses predictable session IDs when cookie-based authentication is used. A remote attacker could predict a current valid session ID to gain access to a mail account without a valid username or password.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Oct 11 2001 - 17:00:33 CDT: Ipswitch Imail 7.04 vulnerabilities.
- Ipswitch Web site: IMail Server News & Updates.
- BID-3428: Ipswitch IMail Server Predictable Session ID Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1284: Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier uses predictable session IDs for authentication, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions of other users.
- OSVDB ID: 10846: Ipswitch IMail Predictable Session ID Authentication
Platforms Affected:
- Ipswitch Imail Server 7.04
Reported:
Oct 12, 2001
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