Improper Authentication in CommuniGate Pro - CVE-2018-3815
Published: January 8, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37702
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3815
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Stalker Software, Inc.
Affected software:
CommuniGate Pro
CommuniGate Pro
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
The "XML Interface to Messaging, Scheduling, and Signaling" (XIMSS) protocol implementation in CommuniGate Pro (CGP) 6.2 suffers from a Missing XIMSS Protocol Validation attack that leads to an email spoofing attack, allowing a malicious authenticated attacker to send a message from any source email address. The attack uses an HTTP POST request to a /Session URI, and interchanges the XML From and To elements.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3815
Install update from vendor's website.