SB2012091902 - Cross-site scripting in SmarterTools SmarterMail

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SB2012091902 - Cross-site scripting in SmarterTools SmarterMail

Published: September 19, 2012 Updated: February 6, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2012091902
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2578)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in SmarterMail 9.2 when processing an e-mail message body with (1) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method, (2) a SCRIPT element, (3) a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, or (4) an innerHTML attribute within an XML document. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References