Published:2015/04/23  Last Updated:2015/04/23

JVN#41653647
TransmitMail vulnerable to directory traversal

Overview

TransmitMail contains a directory traversal vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • TransmitMail 1.0.11 to 1.5.8

Description

TransmitMail is a PHP based mail form. TransmitMail contains an issue in processing file names, which may result in a directory traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability.

Impact

A remote attacker may view arbitrary files on the server.

Solution

Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
TAGAWA Takao Vulnerable 2015/04/23 TAGAWA Takao website

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2015.04.23 (CVSS Base Metrics)

What is CVSS?

Measures Severity Description
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N) A vulnerability exploitable with network access means the vulnerable software is bound to the network stack and the attacker does not require local network access or local access. Such a vulnerability is often termed "remotely exploitable".
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L) Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist.
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N) Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is considerable informational disclosure. Access to some system files is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what is obtained, or the scope of the loss is constrained.
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is no impact to the integrity of the system.
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is no impact to the availability of the system.

Base Score:5.0

Credit

Gen Sato of TRADE WORKS Co.,Ltd. Security Dept. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2015-0911
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2015-000055