Inter7 SqWebMail 5.0.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Inter7 SqWebMail 5.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2769. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Inter7 SqWebMail 5.0.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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 SqWebMail 5.0.4 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML e-mail containing tags with strings that contain ">" or other special characters, which is not properly sanitized by SqWebMail.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2005. The weakness was shared 09/02/2005 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2769 since 09/02/2005. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19563 (Debian DSA-793-1 : courier - 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 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 (22043), Exploit-DB (26200), Tenable (19563), SecurityFocus (BID 14676†) and OSVDB (19047†). 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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Nessus ID: 19563
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-793-1 : courier - missing input sanitising
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26194
X-Force: 22043
SecurityFocus: 14676 - SqWebMail HTML Email IMG Tag Script Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 16600
OSVDB: 19047 - SqWebMail - HTML - Email IMG Tag Script Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17492 - Inter7 SqWebMail Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/09/2025 13:02
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 08/04/2019 11:55 (7), 12/09/2025 13:02 (27)
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