CommuniGate Pro Web mail cross-site scripting
| communigate-mail-xss (34266) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CommuniGate Pro is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Web mail client. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted style tag to inject malicious script into an HTML-enabled email which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Stalker Software, CommuniGate Pro 5.1.8 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CommuniGate (5.1.9 or later), available from the CommuniGate Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CommuniGate Web site, CommuniGate Systems at http://www.stalker.com/content/default.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat May 12 2007 - 16:00:25 CDT, CommuniGate Pro web mail persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-05/0186.html.
- BID-23950: CommuniGate Pro Web Mail HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2718: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebMail system in Stalker CommuniGate Pro 5.1.8 and earlier, when using Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted STYLE tags.
- SA25250: CommuniGate Pro WebMail Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018048: CommuniGate Pro Input Validation Hole in Style Tags Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1795: Stalker CommuniGate Pro STYLE Tag Processing Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
May 12, 2007
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