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Simple Form Subject Tags Arbitrary Mail Relay

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14713

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that allows unauthorized mail relaying.

Description

The target is running at least one instance of Simple Form which fails to remove newlines from variables used to construct message headers. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to add to the list of recipients, enabling him to use Simple Form on the target as a proxy for sending abusive mail or spam.

Solution

Upgrade to Simple Form 2.3 or later.

See Also

http://worldcommunity.com/opensource/utilities/simple_form.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14713

File Name: simple_form_mail_relaying_via_subject_tags.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/13/2004

Updated: 8/15/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning