Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Online Email Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Online Email Manager Insecure Cookie Handling Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34717
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34717/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Online Email Manager, which can
be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restrictions when
accessing the management interface. This can be exploited to bypass
the authentication mechanism and gain access to the management
interface by setting the "auth" cookie to a valid username (e.g. "
admin").
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.0. Other versions may also
be affected.
SOLUTION:
Edit the source code and ensure that proper access restrictions are
implemented.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Hussin X
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/8476
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