#VU44366 Cross-site scripting in MailEnable - CVE-2012-0389

 

#VU44366 Cross-site scripting in MailEnable - CVE-2012-0389

Published: January 24, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44366
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-2012-0389
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
MailEnable
Software vendor:
MailEnable Pty. Ltd.

Description

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

An input validation error exists in ForgottenPassword.aspx in MailEnable Professional, Enterprise, and Premium 4.26 and earlier, 5.x before 5.53, and 6.x before 6.03 when processing Username parameter. 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.

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