# CVE-2001-0857: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack session cookies via XSS in status.php3 to access other users' emails in Imp Webmail.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6q4p-cfxj-gj9f

## What is CVE-2001-0857?

CVE-2001-0857 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in status.php3 in Imp Webmail 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain access to the e-mail of other users by hijacking session cookies via the message parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0857?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Imp Webmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0857 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0857 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Horde IMP 2.2.x - Session Hijacking (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0857 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0857 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0857 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0857/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0857/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0857
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0857
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0857

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