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phpCOIN E-Mail Address Disclosure of Arbitrary Messages
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA20088
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Release Date:
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2006-05-12
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Last Update:
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2006-07-19
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Popularity:
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6,861 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | phpCOIN 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-2422
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in phpCOIN, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application not checking if an e-mail address is already in use before allowing a user to add or change an e-mail address. This can be exploited to access and disclose the content of arbitrary messages.
Solution:
Apply code changes as described by the vendor:
http://forums.phpcoin.com//index.php?showtopic=5941
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits captainpovey.
Changelog:
2006-07-19: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://forums.phpcoin.com//index.php?showtopic=5941
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