Debian DSA-2787-1 : roundcube - design error

high Nessus Plugin ID 70652

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that roundcube, a skinnable AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers, does not properly sanitize the _session parameter in steps/utils/save_pref.inc during saving preferences. The vulnerability can be exploited to overwrite configuration settings and subsequently allowing random file access, manipulated SQL queries and even code execution.

roundcube in the oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this problem.

Solution

Upgrade the roundcube packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.2-9+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 70652

File Name: debian_DSA-2787.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/28/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:roundcube, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6172

BID: 63300

DSA: 2787

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