Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8542
An issue was discovered in Open-Xchange Guard before 2.2.0-rev8. The "getprivkeybyid" API call is used to download a PGP Private Key for a specific user after providing authentication credentials. Clients provide the "id" and "cid" parameter to specify the current user by its user- and context-ID. The "auth" parameter contains a hashed password string which gets created by the client by asking the user to enter his or her OX Guard password. This parameter is used as single point of authentication when accessing PGP Private Keys. In case a user has set the same password as another user, it is possible to download another user's PGP Private Key by iterating the "id" and "cid" parameters. This kind of attack would also be able by brute-forcing login credentials, but since the "id" and "cid" parameters are sequential they are much easier to predict than a user's login name. At the same time, there are some obvious insecure standard passwords that are widely used. A attacker could send the hashed representation of typically weak passwords and randomly fetch Private Key of matching accounts. The attack can be executed by both internal users and "guests" which use the external mail reader.
Products affected by CVE-2015-8542
- cpe:2.3:a:open-xchange:ox_guard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8542
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 58 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8542
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-8542
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-8542
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136069/Open-Xchange-Guard-2.2.0-2.0-Private-Key-Disclosure.html
Open-Xchange Guard 2.2.0 / 2.0 Private Key Disclosure ≈ Packet StormThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035174
Open-Xchange Guard Access Control Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Obtain Private Keys in Certain Cases - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537678/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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