CVE-2006-4954 (GCVE-0-2006-4954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-09-23 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:32
VLAI?
Summary
The updateuser servlet in Neon WebMail for Java before 5.08 does not validate the in_id parameter, which allows remote attackers to modify information of arbitrary users, as demonstrated by modifying (1) passwords and (2) permissions, (3) viewing profile settings, and (4) creating and (5) deleting users.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20109 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://vuln.sg/neonmail506-en.html x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/22029 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84203 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public ?
2006-09-20 00:00
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