ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro "View Headers" cross-site scripting
| argosoft-mailserverpro-viewheaders-xss (24945) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the "View Headers" functionality. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the "subject" or "from" email headers to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- ArGoSoft, ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro 1.8.8.5 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro (1.8.8.6 or later), available from the ArGoSoft Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ArGoSoft Web site, ArGoSoft Mail Server at http://www.argosoft.com/rootpages/MailServer/Default.aspx.
- BID-16834: ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0978: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the View Headers (aka viewheaders) functionality in ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro 1.8.8.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Subject header, (2) the From header, and (3) certain other unspecified headers.
- OSVDB ID: 23512: ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro Webmail viewheaders Multiple Field XSS
- SA18991: ArGoSoft Mail Server Pro viewheaders Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0751: ArGoSoft Mail Server Headers Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 27, 2006
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