#VU50658 Cross-site scripting in MDaemon - CVE-2020-18723
Published: February 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50658
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-18723
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
MDaemon
MDaemon
Software vendor:
Alt-N
Alt-N
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on the email recipient side while forwarding an email to perform potentially malicious activities.
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.