CVE-2009-1469 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.9% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the Forgot Password implementation in server/webmail.php in IceWarp eMail Server and WebMail Server before 9.4.2 makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into disclosing credentials via CRLF sequences preceding a Reply-To header in the subject element of an XML document, as demonstrated by triggering an e-mail message from the server that contains a user's correct credentials, and requests that the user compose a reply that includes this message.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.86% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| icewarp | email server |
| icewarp | webmail server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IceWarp Merak Mail Server 9.4.1 - 'Forgot Password' Input Validation | 2009-05-05 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/54229
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2009-004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503227/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34827
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022166
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1253
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50332
- http://osvdb.org/54229
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2009-004
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503227/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34827
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022166
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1253
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50332
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