Published:2007/01/25  Last Updated:2008/05/21

JVN#24879092
CGI RESCUE WebFORM missing mail content vulnerability

Overview

WebFORM from CGI RESCUE is software that enables the emailing of contents of an HTML form. A vulnerability exists in WebFORM. By entering a particular string in the message body, a message missing sender information could be sent.

Products Affected

  • WebFORM 4.3 and earlier
According to the vendor's website, "Web Mailer" also contains a similar vulnerability.

Description

Impact

Some part of the sender information in the message may be lost.

Solution

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2007.01.25

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-Medium - some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)
  • Medium-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Tomoki Sanaki of International Network Security, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendors under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2007-000087

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