# CVE-2003-0488: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via specific parameters in Kerio MailServer, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2352-rh52-hv35

## What is CVE-2003-0488?

CVE-2003-0488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Kerio MailServer 5.6.3 allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script via (1) the add_name parameter in the add_acl module, or (2) the alias parameter in the do_map module.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0488?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kerio Kerio Mailserver.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-0488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-0488 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0488 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Kerio MailServer 5.6.3 - Web Mail ADD_ACL Module Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- Kerio MailServer 5.6.3 - Web Mail DO_MAP Module Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3993/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2441/): Unspecified vulnerability in Kerio MailServer before 6.0.3 has unknown impact and unknown remote attack vectors, related to a "potential sec (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1158/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-0858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0858/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1062/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-0488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2003. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2003-0488 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-2003-0488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.