bugtraq - Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #06070101: Abidia & OAnywhere (All versions)

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Message-ID: <20060907035215.31331.qmail@securityfocus.com>
Date: 7 Sep 2006 03:52:15 -0000
From: removethis_contact@...scanner_removethis.com
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #06070101:  Abidia &
 OAnywhere (All versions)

Airscanner Mobile Security Advisory #06070101:
Abidia & OAnywhere (All versions) 

Product:
Abidia & OAnywhere

Platform:
Tested on Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2005

Requirements:
Mobile device running Windows Mobile Pocket PC with Abidia & OAnywhere

Credits:
Seth Fogie
Airscanner Mobile Security
http://www.airscanner.com
Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association
http://www.mobileav.org
02/03/2006

Risk Level:
Medium

Summary:
Abidia Wireless enhances the eBay and international eBay sites with effortless, anytime, anywhere, access via wireless handheld and mobile phone devices featuring customizable real-time synchronization with an eBay auction account, wireless searching, cached browsing, wireless bidding, and the ability to effortlessly manage auction listings on-the-go, anywhere you are, everywhere you need.
http://www.abidia.com/
Lack of user/pass protection for updates.

Details:
Update requests include authentication via a simple HTTP POST. The user/pass information for eBay is sent as plaintext. Use of this service exposes the account information and also provides a proxy for brute force password cracking.

POST /srvc/api.php?user=sethfogie&pass=mypass&serial=&imei=xxxx&site=US&name=sell HTTP/1.1
Host: api.abidia.com
User-Agent: Abidia-Wireless/3.0.2 (PocketPC; 480x640; WindowsMobile/5.1.70)
Accept: text/html
Content-Language: en-US
Connection: Close
Content-Length: 84
Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

user=sethfogie&pass=mypass&serial=&imei=xxxx&site=US

Workaround:
None

Vendor Response:
Awaiting Response

Copyright (c) 2006 Airscanner Corp.

Online advisory
http://www.airscanner.com/security/06070101_abidia_oanywhere.htm

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