Unauthorized access to MDaemon Messaging Server



Published: 2012-10-25
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-284
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		MDaemon
Server applications / Mail servers

Vendor Alt-N

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU335

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain administrative privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can unauthorized access to administrative settings and users’ emails.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow a remote attacker to reconfigure the messaging server and read emails of all server users.

Mitigation

This vulnerability is fixed in the following versions:

  • MDaemon 11.0.4
  • MDaemon 12.0.5 BBE
  • MDaemon 12.0.5
  • MDaemon 12.5.8
  • MDaemon 13.0.2

Vulnerable software versions

MDaemon: 11.0.0 - 13.0.1

External links

http://www.altn.com/Support/SecurityUpdate/MD070716_MDaemon_EN/
http://www.ccsoftware.ca/mdaemon/SecurityUpdate.cfm


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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