# CVE-2004-1719: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in Merak Webmail Server, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** 26 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5p96-h7hc-r39x

## What is CVE-2004-1719?

CVE-2004-1719 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. 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 Merak Webmail Server 5.2.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) category, (2) cserver, (3) ext, (4) global, (5) showgroups, (6) or showlite parameters to address.html, or the (7) spage or (8) autoresponder parameters to settings.html, the (9) folder parameter to readmail.html, or the (10) attachmentpage_text_error parameter to attachment.html, (11) folder, (12) ct, or (13) cv parameters to calendar.html, (14) an <img> tag, or (15) the subject of an e-mail message.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1719?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Merak Mail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1719?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1719 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-1719 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1719 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 - 'address.html' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 - 'settings.html' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 - 'attachment.html?attachmentpage_text_error' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 - HTML Message Body Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-1722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1722/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1720/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-1721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1721/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1719 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1719 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2005. 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-2004-1719 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-2004-1719/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1719/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1719
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1719
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1719

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1719/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.