Fortinet Fortimail up to 5.2.2 release Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet Fortimail up to 5.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument release can lead to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-8617. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet Fortimail up to 5.2.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument release with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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 weakness was published 02/26/2015 by William Costa as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8617 since 11/04/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81670 (Fortinet FortiMail < 4.3.9 / 5.0.8 / 5.1.5 / 5.2.3 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 5.2.1 VM or 5.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101289), Tenable (81670), SecurityFocus (BID 72820†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031859†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48901†). Additional details are provided at packetstormsecurity.com. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 81670
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiMail < 4.3.9 / 5.0.8 / 5.1.5 / 5.2.3 XSS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fortimail 5.2.1 VM/5.2.3

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11/04/2014 🔍
02/25/2015 +113 days 🔍
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03/11/2022 +2560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: William Costa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-8617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69250
X-Force: 101289 - Fortinet FortiMail release cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 72820
SecurityTracker: 1031859 - Fortinet FortiMail Input Validation Flaw in Web Action Quarantine Release Feature Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 48901 - Fortinet FortiMail Remote XSS Vulnerability in Web Action Quarantine Release, Medium

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

Created: 03/04/2015 09:19
Updated: 03/11/2022 01:29
Changes: 03/04/2015 09:19 (50), 07/09/2015 14:36 (20), 03/11/2022 01:12 (2), 03/11/2022 01:21 (7), 03/11/2022 01:29 (1)
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