NetWin Surgemail up to 4.x username_ex cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetWin Surgemail up to 4.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument username_ex leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3201. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetWin Surgemail up to 4.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument username_ex 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in NetWin Surgemail before 4.3g allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username_ex parameter to the surgeweb program.

The weakness was shared 01/07/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3201. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49709 (SurgeMail surgeweb XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Upgrading to version 4.2a2-2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62242), Tenable (49709), SecurityFocus (BID 43679†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27560†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 49709
Nessus Name: SurgeMail surgeweb XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 100842
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Surgemail 4.2a2-2

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08/31/2010 🔍
10/04/2010 +34 days 🔍
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10/11/2010 +7 days 🔍
01/07/2011 +88 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1532 days 🔍
11/25/2025 +3904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netwininfosolutions.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55979
X-Force: 62242
SecurityFocus: 43679 - SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 41685
Vulnerability Center: 27560 - NetWin SurgeMail 4.3e Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability Because of the \x27username_ex\x27 Parameter, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 11/25/2025 13:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (58), 03/07/2017 09:45 (9), 10/11/2021 09:33 (5), 10/11/2021 09:35 (1), 11/25/2025 13:50 (23)
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