NeoMail sessionid parameter cross-site scripting
| neomail-sessionid-xss (26127) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
NeoMail is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the neomail.pl script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'sessionid' parameter 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:
- NeoCode Solutions, NeoMail 1.29
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 27 2006 - 23:36:35 CDT, Neomail.pl Local Cross Site Scripting at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0591.html.
- Neocode Solutions Web site, NeoMail Features at http://neocodesolutions.com/software/neomail/.
- BID-17728: NeoMail NeoMail.PL SessionID Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2138: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in neomail.pl in NeoMail 1.29 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sessionid parameter.
- SA19906: NeoMail "sessionid" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1590: NeoMail sessionid Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 27, 2006
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