Alt-N MDaemon 12.5.4 Email Message Body cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Alt-N MDaemon 12.5.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Email Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Message Body results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-2584. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Alt-N MDaemon 12.5.4 (Mail Server Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Email Handler. The manipulation as part of a Message Body leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Alt-N MDaemon Free 12.5.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property in conjunction with a CSS comment within the STYLE attribute of an IMG element, (2) the CSS expression property in conjunction with multiple CSS comments within the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (3) an innerHTML attribute within an XML document.

The weakness was shared 08/08/2012 by loneferret with Offensive Security as 20357 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2584 since 05/09/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by loneferret (loneferret) in Python and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62125 (MDaemon WorldClient < 12.5.7 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities), 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 12.5.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77543), Exploit-DB (20357), Tenable (62125), SecurityFocus (BID 54885†) and OSVDB (84695†). 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: loneferret (loneferret)
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Nessus ID: 62125
Nessus Name: MDaemon WorldClient < 12.5.7 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MDaemon 12.5.7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: altn.com

Advisory: 20357
Researcher: loneferret
Organization: Offensive Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-2584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5979
X-Force: 77543 - Alt-N MDaemon Body cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 54885 - Alt-N MDaemon Body HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 50192 - MDaemon Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 84695
SecurityTracker: 1027409 - Alt-N MDaemon Input Validation Flaw in Processing CSS/HTML Properties Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 36333 - Alt-N Mdaemon Free 12.5.4 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2012 14:58
Updated: 09/12/2025 02:21
Changes: 08/20/2012 14:58 (83), 04/17/2017 11:46 (13), 03/27/2021 12:32 (3), 09/12/2025 02:21 (14)
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