CVE-2004-1101 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger XSS, leak pathnames, and crash the MailPost server via crafted HTTP requests containing backslashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1101?
CVE-2004-1101 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mailpost.exe in MailPost 5.1.1sv, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash), leak sensitive pathname information in the resulting error message, and execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack via an HTTP request that contains a / (backslash) and arbitrary webscript before the requested file, which leaks the pathname and does not quote the script in the resulting Visual Basic error message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1101?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tips Mailpost.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2004-1101 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1101 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6f4-4wv3-g4pv.