Open WebMail sessionid parameter cross-site scripting
| openWebmail-sessionid-xss (22202) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Open WebMail is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote or local attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to the openwebmail-main.pl script containing embedded script in the sessionid parameter which, once the link is clicked, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Open WebMail, Open WebMail 2.41 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Open WebMail (2.52 or later), available from the Open WebMail Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Open WebMail Web site, Welcome to Open WebMail Project! at http://www.openwebmail.org/.
- BID-14771: Open WebMail OpenWebmail-main.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2863: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in openwebmail-main.pl in OpenWebMail 2.41 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sessionid parameter.
- SA16734: Open WebMail "sessionid" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 07, 2005
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