Published:2014/07/29  Last Updated:2014/07/29

JVN#42511610
acmailer contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Overview

acmailer provided by Seeds Co.,Ltd. contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • acmailer versions prior to 3.8.17
  • acmailer versions prior to 3.9.10 Beta

Description

Several cgi programs in acmailer contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.

Impact

If a user views a malicious page while logged in, information registered in the product may be altered or deleted, or in some cases, the authorization privilege can be stolen.

Solution

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

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
Seeds Co.,Ltd. acmailer Updates

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2014.07.29 (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 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) Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C) There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.

Base Score:5.1

Credit

Kazuki Hirota of Keio University Keiji Takeda Research Group 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-2014-3896
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2014-000089