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[SA15951] PHPXmail Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Jul 07 2005 - 10:54:09 CDT


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TITLE:
PHPXmail Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15951

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
PHPXmail 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/5341/

DESCRIPTION:
Stefan Lochbihler has reported a vulnerability in PHPXmail, which can
be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of overly
long passwords, which can be exploited to bypass the authentication
process.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.7 through 1.1. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that users are properly authenticated.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Stefan Lochbihler

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