CVE-2001-1286 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published 3 May 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions by obtaining session IDs from URLs via referrer leakage in HTML emails.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1286?

CVE-2001-1286 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Ipswitch IMail 7.04 and earlier stores a user's session ID in a URL, which could allow remote attackers to hijack sessions by obtaining the URL, e.g. via an HTML email that causes the Referrer to be sent to a URL under the attacker's control.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1286?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipswitch Imail.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9p7f-mx26-x423.