IMP Horde up to 2.2.6 Cookie status.php3 Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IMP Horde up to 2.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file status.php3 of the component Cookie Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Message results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0857. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IMP Horde up to 2.2.6 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file status.php3 of the component Cookie Handler. The manipulation of the argument message with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in status.php3 in Imp Webmail 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain access to the e-mail of other users by hijacking session cookies via the message parameter.

The weakness was published 11/09/2001 by Joao Pedro Goncalves (ERNE) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0857. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10801 (Horde Imp Webmail status.php3 message Parameter XSS), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10432 (Horde IMP Session Hijacking Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7496), Exploit-DB (21151), Tenable (10801), SecurityFocus (BID 3525†) and OSVDB (668†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 10801
Nessus Name: Horde Imp Webmail status.php3 message Parameter XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/10/2001 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +26 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4229 days 🔍
10/02/2025 +4101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Joao Pedro Goncalves (ERNE)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17715
X-Force: 7496 - IMP allows a remote attacker to steal cookie information using cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 3525 - Horde IMP Session Hijacking Vulnerability
OSVDB: 668 - Horde Imp Webmail status.php3 message Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 355 - Horde IMP Session Hijacking Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 10:06
Updated: 10/02/2025 19:50
Changes: 07/11/2014 10:06 (74), 05/06/2019 14:28 (1), 11/23/2024 21:14 (27), 10/02/2025 19:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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