Cross-site scripting in Ability Mail Server - CVE-2017-17752
Published: December 20, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37747
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17752
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Ability Mail Server 3.3.2 has Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the body of an e-mail message, with JavaScript code executed on the Read Mail screen (aka the /_readmail URI). This is fixed in version 4.2.4.
Affected software
Ability Mail Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-17752
Install update from vendor's website.