Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7 in_name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument in_name results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4956. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Neosys Neon WebMail up to 5.7. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument in_name 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 (XSS) vulnerability in the updateuser servlet in Neon WebMail for Java before 5.08 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the in_name parameter, as used by the Name field.

The weakness was disclosed 09/23/2006 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4956 since 09/22/2006. 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 securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 5.08 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29091), Exploit-DB (28610), SecurityFocus (BID 20109†) and Secunia (SA22029†). The entries VDB-32426, VDB-32425, VDB-32424 and VDB-32423 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Neon WebMail 5.08

Timelineinfo

09/20/2006 🔍
09/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
09/22/2006 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2006 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3092 days 🔍
01/13/2025 +3595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32427
X-Force: 29091 - Neon WebMail for Java username cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 20109 - Neon WebMail For Java Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22029 - Neon WebMail for Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 01/13/2025 05:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (57), 09/23/2017 18:09 (7), 01/13/2025 05:37 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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