JVN#76370393 FORM2MAIL from CGI RESCUE allows unauthorized email transmission

Overview

FORM2MAIL from CGI RESCUE contains a vulnerability which allows unauthorized email transmission regardless of the configuration.

Products Affected

FORM2MAIL v.1.41 and earlier

Description

FORM2MAIL from CGI RESCUE is a software that sends emails with contents that are input into a HTML form. FORM2MAIL contains a vulnerability which allows unauthorized email transmission regardless of the configuration.

Impact

A remote attacker may send emails to arbitrary addresses.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the vendor.

Vendor Status

Vendor	Link
CGI RESCUE	FORM2MAIL, MiniBBS22 and MiniBBS vulnerability information (Japanese Only)
	FORM2MAIL (Japanese Only)

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

This vulnerability has been fixed and an updated version was released on December 13, 2008.

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2009.04.27

Measures	Conditions	Severity
Access Required	Routed - can be attacked over the Internet using packets	High
Authentication	None - anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)	High
User Interaction Required	None - the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action	High
Exploit Complexity	Low - little to no expertise and/or luck required to exploit (cross-site scripting)	High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE	CVE-2009-1590
JVN iPedia	JVNDB-2009-000023

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