IceWarp Web Mail static session ID
| icewarp-static-sessionid (9807) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IceWarp uses a static identifier as a user session ID, which remains constant across sessions. A remote attacker with access to the session ID can gain the user's privileges and take over the user's account by extracting the session ID from the URL.
Platforms Affected:
- IceWarp Software, IceWarp
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional
Remedy:
Decrease the timeout value for the session ID. In the include.html file, find the default value of 240 and set it to a lower value.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, 2002-02-09 17:46:42, Security Issue in Icewarp at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101328887821909&w=2.
- BID-12143: IceWarp Web Mail Session ID Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0258: Merak Mail IceWarp Web Mail uses a static identifier as a user session ID that does not change across sessions, which could allow remote attackers with access to the ID to gain privileges as that user, e.g. by extracting the ID from the user's answer or forward URLs.
Reported:
Feb 09, 2002
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