UebiMiau HTML email cross-site scripting

uebimiau-html-xss (24375) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

UebiMiau is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of HTML emails. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by embedding malicious script within HTML tags in an email message to execute script in a victim's Web browser when the message is viewed, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • Aldoir Ventura, UebiMiau 2.7.9

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of UebiMiau (2.7.10 or later), available from the UebiMiau Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jan 29 2006 - 09:22:12 CST, UebiMiau Webmail System Security Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0474.html.
  • UebiMiau Web site, UebiMiau - Powerful POP3/IMAP Mail Reader at http://www.uebimiau.org/.
  • BID-16413: UebiMiau HTML Email HTML Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-0469: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in UebiMiau 2.7.9, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI in the SRC attribute of an IMG tag.
  • SA18655: UebiMiau Webmail HTML Email Script Insertion
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0388: UebiMiau HTML Email Message Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Reported:

Jan 29, 2006

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