#VU42219 Cross-site scripting in Ability Mail Server - CVE-2013-6162
Published: December 21, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42219
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6162
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Ability Mail Server
Ability Mail Server
Software vendor:
Code-Crafters
Code-Crafters
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server 3.1.1 when processing body of an email. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.