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Mailworks User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12458
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Release Date:
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2004-09-06
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Last Update:
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2005-02-22
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Popularity:
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5,618 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MailWorksPro 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1661
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Description:
Paul Craig has reported a vulnerability in Mailworks, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass the user authentication.
The problem is that the application doesn't verify if a user is logged on. It merely checks if a cookie with the appropriate "uId" and "auth" parameters is set.
Successful exploitation allows a malicious person to log on as any user.
Solution:
The vendor has reportedly issued a patch.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Paul Craig, Pimp Industries.
Changelog:
2005-02-22: Added CVE reference.
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