Novell GroupWise WebAccess Error Handler Authentication Bypass

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16183

Synopsis

The remote host is running a web application that is affected by a remote authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Novell GroupWise WebAccess, a commercial groupware package.

The remote version of this software is prone to an authentication bypass attack.

An attacker requesting :

/servlet/webacc?error=webacc

may bypass the authentication mechanism and gain access to the groupware console.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/387566/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16183

File Name: groupwise_auth_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/17/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0296

BID: 12285