Security restrictions bypass in SpamTitan

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU49249

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15136

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures. An attacker om the local network can bypass the anti-spam filter to send malicious emails to an entire organization by modifying the URL requests sent to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SpamTitan: 7.00

External links

http://www.fwhibbit.es/bypassing-spam-titan-my-first-cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

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.