Novell GroupWise WebAccess - Security Vulnerability with Javascript

  • 7003271
  • 14-May-2009
  • 27-Apr-2012

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 that could allow an attacker to use Javascript to deface the login page, which could potentially prevent users from logging in to WebAccess.

This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Scott White - Secure State, LLC (http://www.securestate.com). 

Novell bug 484942, 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

484942