SocketMail 2.2.1 lostpwd.php lost_id cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SocketMail 2.2.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lostpwd.php. Such manipulation of the argument lost_id leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5649. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SocketMail 2.2.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file lostpwd.php. The manipulation of the argument lost_id 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lostpwd.php in Creative Digital Resources SocketMail 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lost_id parameter.

The weakness was released 10/23/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5649 since 10/23/2007. 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. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:lostpwd.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37382), Exploit-DB (30694), SecurityFocus (BID 26138†), Secunia (SA27324†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018855†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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SocketMail

Version

2.2.1

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39416
X-Force: 37382 - Socketmail lostpwd.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 26138 - SocketMail Lostpwd.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27324 - SocketMail "lost_id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1018855

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 12/26/2025 11:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (54), 09/10/2018 08:20 (7), 12/26/2025 11:43 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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