Novell GroupWise WebAccess - Scripting Security Vulnerability

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Environment

GroupWise WebAccess
GroupWise 7.0 up to (and including) 7.03 HP2
GroupWise 8.0 up to (and including) 8.0.0 HP1

Situation

A vulnerability exists in Novell GroupWise WebAccess in the that way it blocks scripting. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to gain access to an authenticated user's mailbox and forward data & requests to a malicious site.

This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Gregory DuChemin.

Novell bug 474500, CVE-2009-1635.

Resolution

To resolve this issue:
For GroupWise 7.x systems, apply GroupWise 7.03 Hot Patch 3 (HP3) or later
For GroupWise 8.0 systems, apply GroupWise 8.0 Hot Patch 2 (HP2) or later

Status

Security Alert

Bug Number

474500

Document

Document ID:	7003268
Creation Date:	05-14-2009
Modified Date:	05-21-2009
Novell Product:	GroupWise

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