Detections
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Atmail WebMail < 6.2.0 (6.20) 'MailType' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 49696
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains an application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
According to its version, the Atmail WebMail install on the remote host is earlier than 6.2.0 (6.20). Such versions are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail to sanitize the 'MailType' parameter before using it to generate dynamic HTML content.An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Solution
Upgrade to Atmail WebMail 6.2.0 (6.20) or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 49696
File Name: atmail_webmail_62.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 9/30/2010
Updated: 4/11/2022
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
CPE: cpe:/a:atmail:atmail
Required KB Items: www/atmail_webmail
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-4930
BID: 43377