Mailreader.com up to 2.3.29 network.cgi cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mailreader.com up to 2.3.29. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file network.cgi. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0386. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mailreader.com up to 2.3.29. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file network.cgi. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in network.cgi in mailreader before 2.3.29 earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via MIME text/enriched or text/richtext messages.

The bug was discovered 03/30/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0386 since 02/14/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17657 (Debian DSA-700-1 : mailreader - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.3.29 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19905), Tenable (17657), SecurityFocus (BID 12945†), OSVDB (15157†) and Secunia (SA14777†). 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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17657
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-700-1 : mailreader - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 53529
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 700-1 (mailreader)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailreader.com 2.3.29

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02/14/2005 🔍
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05/31/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24442
X-Force: 19905
SecurityFocus: 12945 - Mailreader Remote HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 14777 - Mailreader "network.cgi" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15157 - Mailreader MIME type message cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 7499 - XSS in Debian Mailreader 2.3.29 via MIME Type Messages, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/31/2019 09:44
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (72), 05/31/2019 09:44 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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