CVE-2012-1917 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

compose.php in @Mail WebMail Client in AtMail Open-Source before 1.05 does not properly handle ../ (dot dot slash) sequences in the unique parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a ..././ (dot dot dot slash dot slash) sequence.

Published: 2012-03-27

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:atmail:atmail_open:*:*:open-source:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1926	compose.php in @Mail WebMail Client in AtMail Open-Source before 1.05 does not properly handle ../ (dot dot slash) sequences in the unique parameter, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files via a ..././ (dot dot dot slash dot slash) sequence.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02205.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://atmail.org/download/atmailopen.tgz
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2011-48
http://secunia.com/advisories/47012
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/743555

History

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Subscriptions

Atmail Atmail Open

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-03-27T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:17:27.278Z

Reserved: 2012-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1917

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-03-27T19:55:02.410

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:40:33.307

Link: CVE-2012-1917

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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