IPFire up to 2.28 Web Interface /cgi-bin/mail.cgi txt_mailuser/txt_mailpass cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in IPFire up to 2.28 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file /cgi-bin/mail.cgi of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument txt_mailuser/txt_mailpass leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-34316. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in IPFire up to 2.28 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file /cgi-bin/mail.cgi of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument txt_mailuser/txt_mailpass with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IPFire versions prior to 2.29 (Core Update 198) contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code through the txt_mailuser and txt_mailpass parameters when updating the mail server settings. When a user updates the mail server, the application issues an HTTP POST request to /cgi-bin/mail.cgi and the username and password are provided in the txt_mailuser and txt_mailpass parameters. The values of these parameters are stored and later rendered in the web interface without proper sanitation or encoding, allowing injected scripts to execute in the context of other users who view the affected mail configuration.

The weakness was published by Alex Williams. The advisory is shared at ipfire.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-34316 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.29 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• IPFire

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28

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