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SmarterMail Subject Field XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 31787
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains an ASP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The remote host is running SmarterMail, an email and collaboration server for Windows.The webmail component of the version of SmarterMail installed on the remote host fails to sanitize the Subject field of messages before using it to generate dynamic HTML output. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Solution
Upgrade to version 4.3.2981 or later.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488313/100/0/threaded
https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/business-email-server
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 31787
File Name: smartermail_subject_xss.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 4/7/2008
Updated: 4/7/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
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
Required KB Items: www/ASP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-0872
BID: 27878