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Mail Machine Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA26009
Release Date: 2007-07-12
Popularity: 2,920 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Mail Machine 3.x

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Description:
H4 has discovered a vulnerability in Mail Machine, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.

Input passed to the "archives" parameter in mailmachine.cgi is not properly verified before being used to include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local resources.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.989. Previous versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.

Provided and/or discovered by:
H4

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/4171


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