IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8 User Interface cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component User Interface. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-2955. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative user interface in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.8 and IBM ISS Proventia Network Mail Security System allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2955 since 05/30/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76798), Exploit-DB (20368), SecurityFocus (BID 54486†), OSVDB (84014†) and Secunia (SA49897†). The entry VDB-61445 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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05/30/2012 🔍
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09/12/2025 +3826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61357
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X-Force: 76798 - Proventia Network Mail logs_eventDetails.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 54486 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49897
OSVDB: 84014

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/12/2025 02:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 01/30/2018 10:21 (4), 12/23/2024 02:20 (17), 04/23/2025 22:24 (2), 09/12/2025 02:21 (4)
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