XSS vulnerability in error page of ISMail
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on the ISMail webmail error page.
Antecedentes
ISMail is a webmail system programmed in HTML and PHP, designed to work with any IMAP server. It requires PHP 4.2 or later with IMAP and session support, and supports multiple data stores (XML, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, among others).
Description
The error.php page receives the error parameter in the query string, which it displays as an error message. An attacker can manipulate it to inject arbitrary HTML or script code and perform XSS attacks to obtain the session cookies of authenticated users or alter the appearance of the page.
Business impact
An attacker can hijack the sessions of other authenticated users and access their email, or modify the appearance of the error page.
Affected systems
Tested on the latest version of ISMail (2.0, released on January 20, 2005). All versions are possibly affected.
Solución
Update to the repository version, where the manufacturer fixed the vulnerability.
Calendario de divulgación
References
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