#VU50659 Cross-site scripting in MDaemon - CVE-2020-18724
Published: February 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50659
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-2020-18724
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 in contact list. The vulnerability allows an attacker to executes code and perform a XSS attack while opening a contact list.
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.