Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0857 - Unspecified vulnerability in IMP Webmail

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
imp
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2001-12-06
Updated: 2017-10-10

Summary

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in status.php3 in Imp Webmail 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain access to the e-mail of other users by hijacking session cookies via the message parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Imp
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionHorde IMP 2.2.x Session Hijacking Vulnerability. CVE-2001-0857. Remote exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:21151
last seen2016-02-02
modified2001-11-09
published2001-11-09
reporterJoao Pedro Goncalves
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/21151/
titleHorde IMP 2.2.x Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Nessus

NASL familyCGI abuses
NASL idIMP_SESSION_HIJACKING.NASL
descriptionThe remote server is running IMP < 2.2.7. Such versions are potentially affected by a cross-site scripting attack which can be used by an attacker to hijack a victim
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id10801
published2001-11-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10801
titleHorde Imp Webmail status.php3 message Parameter XSS
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(10801);
 script_version("1.30");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/06/13 18:56:27");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0857");
 script_bugtraq_id(3525);
 
 script_name(english:"Horde Imp Webmail status.php3 message Parameter XSS");
 script_summary(english:"Checks IMP version");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is hosting a PHP application that is affected by
a cross-site scripting vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote server is running IMP < 2.2.7.  Such versions are
potentially affected by a cross-site scripting attack which can be
used by an attacker to hijack a victim's IMP session.

*** Nessus solely relied on the version number of your
*** installation, so if you applied the hotfix already,
*** consider this alert as a false positive");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to IMP 2.2.7 or later.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
 script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2001/11/10");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2001/11/09");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:horde:imp");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

 script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 script_require_keys("www/PHP");
 exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);
if(!can_host_php(port:port))exit(0);

dir[0] = "/";
dir[1] = "/imp/";
dir[2] = "/horde/imp/";

for(i=0;dir[i];i=i+1)
{
  res = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:string(dir[i],"status.php3"), port:port);
  if (isnull(res)) exit(1, "The web server on port "+port+" failed to respond.");

  res[2] = strstr(res[2], "IMP, Version");
  if (res[2])
  {
    r2 = strstr(res[2], "</font>");
    version = res[2] - r2;
    if (ereg(pattern:"IMP, Version ([0-1]\..*)|(2\.([0-1]\..*|2\.[0-6][^0-9]))", string:version))
    {
      security_hole(port);
      set_kb_item(name:'www/'+port+'/XSS', value:TRUE);
      exit(0);
    }
  }
}

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