NeoMail neomail.pl sort Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20931

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a Perl application that is affected by a cross-site scripting issue.

Description

The remote host is running NeoMail, an open source webmail application written in Perl.

The installed version of this software fails to validate the 'sort' parameter in the 'neomail.pl' script before using it to generate dynamic content. An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser, to be executed within the security context of the affected application, resulting in the theft of session cookies and a compromise of a user's account.

Solution

Upgrade to NeoMail version 1.28 or later.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423901/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20931

File Name: neomail_sort_xss.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Published: 2/16/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:neomail:neomail

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0536

BID: 16480

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990