Merak Mail Server Icewarp Web Mail cross-site scripting
| merak-icewarp-xss (17313) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Merak Mail Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by a vulnerability in the Icewarp Web Mail service. A remote attacker, with an active session, could embed malicious script in the accountsettings.html or search.html Web page, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal another user's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- IceWarp Software, Merak Mail Server 7.4.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Merak Mail Server (7.5.2 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.8 or later), available from the Merak Mail Server Web site. See References.
As a workaround, disable the Icewarp Web Mail service.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 10 2004 - 11:30:33 CDT, Multiple vulnerabilities in Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-09/0087.html.
- Merak Mail Server Web site, Merak Mail Server Software at http://www.merakmailserver.com.
- BID-11371: IceWarp Web Mail Multiple Unspecified Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1669: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MERAK Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) User name parameter to accountsettings.html or (2) Search string parameter to search.html.
- SA12789: IceWarp Web Mail Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Sep 10, 2004
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