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WinGate IMAP Server Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Tries to create a directory in WinGate's main directory Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote IMAP server is prone to multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities. Description : The remote host appears to be running WinGate, a Windows application for managing and securing Internet access. The version of WinGate installed on the remote host fails to remove directory traversal sequences from the 'CREATE', 'SELECT', 'DELETE', 'RENAME', 'COPY', 'APPEND', and 'LIST' commands before using them to access messages. An authenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to read mail belong to other users and to create / rename / delete arbitrary directories on the affected system. See also : http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-48/advisory/ http://forums.qbik.com/viewtopic.php?t=4215 Solution : Upgrade to WinGate 6.1.4 Build 1099 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.8 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:R/C:P/I:P/A:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 18908 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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