#VU80411 Path traversal in A.K.I Software products - CVE-2023-40747 

 

#VU80411 Path traversal in A.K.I Software products - CVE-2023-40747

Published: September 5, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80411
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40747
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PMailServer Standard edition
PMailServer Pro edition
PMailServer Standard + IMAP4 edition
PMailServer Pro + IMAP4 edition
PMailServer2 Standard edition
PMailServer2 Pro edition
PMailServer2 Standard + IMAP4 edition
PMailServer2 Pro + IMAP4 edition
PMailServer2 Enterprise edition
Software vendor:
A.K.I Software

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Internal Simple Webserve. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Note: The following CGIs included with the vulnerable products are affected by the vulnerability.

  • pmc.exe 2.5.1.720 and earlier
  • pmam.exe 2.5.1.1411 and earlier
  • pmmls.exe 2.5.1.561 and earlier
  • pmum.exe (Standard edition) 2.5.1.25451 and earlier
  • pmum.exe (Pro edition) 2.5.1.25452 and earlier
  • pmum.exe (Standard + IMAP4 edition) 2.5.1.25453 and earlier
  • pmum.exe (Pro + IMAP4 edition / Enterprise edition) 2.5.1.25454 and earlier
  • pmman.exe (Standard edition) 2.5.1.12154 and earlier
  • pmman.exe (Pro edition) 2.5.1.12155 and earlier
  • pmman.exe (Standard + IMAP4 edition) 2.5.1.12156 and earlier
  • pmman.exe (Pro + IMAP4 edition) 2.5.1.12157 and earlier
  • pmman.exe (Enterprise edition) 2.5.1.12158 and earlier

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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