CVE-2006-1948 Business logic in n/a
A logic flaw in IBM Lotus Notes allows attackers to trick users into sending emails to unauthorized recipients via address book manipulation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1948?
CVE-2006-1948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 20 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The "Add Sender to Address Book" operation (AddSenderToAddressBook.lss) and NameHelper.lss in IBM Lotus Notes 6.0 and 6.5 before 20060331 do not properly store information in the Personal Address Book when multiple messages are checked and a message uses AltFrom, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to trick a user into sending e-mail to an unauthorized recipient.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m49v-vwx6-fgw2.