Alex Kellner powermail up to 1.0.8 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex Kellner powermail up to 1.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-5889. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex Kellner powermail up to 1.0.8. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the powermail extension before 1.6.5 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 11/17/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at typo3.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5889 since 11/17/2012. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (74461). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: powermail 1.0.9

Timelineinfo

11/17/2012 🔍
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11/17/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +857 days 🔍
02/23/2019 +1432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: typo3.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62935
X-Force: 74461

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/23/2019 08:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (46), 02/23/2019 08:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EAF:103

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