Mail Server 1.18 erromsg cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mail Server 1.18. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation of the argument erromsg leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2494. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mail Server 1.18 (Mail Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument erromsg with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in _error in Ability Mail Server 1.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the erromsg parameter.

The weakness was presented 07/11/2004 by Dr_insane (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2494 since 10/25/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16676), Exploit-DB (24268), SecurityFocus (BID 10695†), OSVDB (7718†) and Secunia (SA12039†). See VDB-23379 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/12/2004 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dr_insane
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23378
X-Force: 16676 - Ability Mail Server errormsg cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 10695 - Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12039 - Ability Mail Server Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 7718 - Ability Mail Server errormsg Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1010672 - Ability Mail Server Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

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

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 01/19/2025 11:15
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (62), 07/19/2017 09:57 (6), 01/19/2025 11:15 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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