VDB-62333 · CVE-2012-2578 · EDB 20362

SmarterTools SmarterMail 9.2 alert cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SmarterTools SmarterMail 9.2. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is the function alert. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-2578. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SmarterTools SmarterMail 9.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function alert. The manipulation 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SmarterMail 9.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message body with (1) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method, (2) a SCRIPT element, (3) a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) an innerHTML attribute within an XML document.

The weakness was presented 09/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-2578 since 05/09/2012. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20362) and OSVDB (84522†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

SmarterTools

Name

SmarterMail

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

05/09/2012 🔍
09/19/2012 +133 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +916 days 🔍
09/29/2025 +3842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62333
OSVDB: 84522

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/29/2025 08:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (47), 02/21/2019 12:51 (4), 09/29/2025 08:44 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:AE2:103

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