Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IronWebMail before 6.1.1 HotFix-17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request to the IM_FILE identifier with double-url-encoded "../" sequences ("%252e%252e/").
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- ironwebmail 6.1.1 - Directory Traversal Information Disclosure EDB-28778 · webapps · Oct 16, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://supportcenter.ciphertrust.com/vulnerability/IWM501-01.html
- 1017069 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-4055 vdb-entry
- 20436 vdb-entry
- 22406 third-party-advisory
- ironwebmail-url-directory-traversal(29620) vdb-entry
- 20061013 SYMSA-2006-010: Directory Traversal in IronWebMail mailing-list
- 1726 third-party-advisory
- http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-010.txt