Aeromail up to 1.40 Subject message.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Aeromail up to 1.40. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file message.php of the component Subject Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0411. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Aeromail up to 1.40. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file message.php of the component Subject Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php for AeroMail before 1.45 allows remote attackers to execute Javascript as an AeroMail user via an email message with the script in the Subject line.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2002. The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0411. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 162 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:message.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10574 (AeroMail JavaScript Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.45 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8346), SecurityFocus (BID 4215†), OSVDB (6435†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6431†). The entry VDB-18450 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aeromail 1.45

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08/12/2002 +162 days 🔍
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12/13/2004 +854 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3508 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18487
X-Force: 8346
SecurityFocus: 4215 - AeroMail JavaScript Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 6435 - AeroMail - JavaScript Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6431 - XSS AeroMail <= 1.40 in via Email Message, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:37
Updated: 09/18/2025 16:32
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:37 (61), 06/03/2019 22:27 (3), 09/18/2025 16:32 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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