National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3729
Original release date:08/20/2008
Last revised:01/29/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a direct request with (1) an IsAdmin=true cookie value or (2) no cookie.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: mailscan-cookie-security-bypass(44515)
External Source: BID
Name: 30700
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4172
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080815 Re: MicroWorld MailScan - Multiple Vulnerabilities within Admin-Webinterface