IceWarp eMail Server up to 7.4.1 getHTML cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IceWarp eMail Server up to 7.4.1 (Mail Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function getHTML. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IceWarp eMail Server and WebMail Server before 9.4.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the body of a message, related to the email view and incorrect HTML filtering in the cleanHTML function in server/inc/tools.php; or the (2) title, (3) link, or (4) description element in an RSS feed, related to the getHTML function in server/inc/rss/item.php.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2009. The weakness was disclosed 05/05/2009 by RedTeam Pentesting with RedTeam Pentesting GmbH (Website). The advisory is shared at redteam-pentesting.de. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1467 since 04/28/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in XML. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 43 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38717 (IceWarp Merak WebMail Server < 9.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 7.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50331) and Tenable (38717). The entries 48059 and 48058 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Nessus ID: 38717
Nessus Name: IceWarp Merak WebMail Server < 9.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64171
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-769-1 (libwmf)
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Upgrade: eMail Server 7.4.2

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Advisory: redteam-pentesting.de
Researcher: RedTeam Pentesting
Organization: RedTeam Pentesting GmbH
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1467 (🔍)
X-Force: 50331
SecurityTracker: 1022167
Vulnerability Center: 21975 - IceWarp eMail Server and WebMail Server before 9.4.2 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34825 - IceWarp Merak Mail Server 'item.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 54226 - IceWarp Merak Mail Server HTML Email Preview Pane XSS
Vupen: ADV-2009-1253

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/03/2019 10:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (69), 09/03/2019 10:45 (19)
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