CVE-2004-2548 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via URIs or login fields in SurgeMail WebMail, requiring user interaction to execute.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2004-2548?

CVE-2004-2548 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2005. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NetWin (1) SurgeMail before 2.0c and (2) WebMail allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (a) a URI containing the script, or (b) the username field in the login form. NOTE: it is possible that the first attack vector is resultant from the error message issue (CVE-2004-2547).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2548?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netwin Surgemail, Netwin Webmail.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2548 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-2004-2548 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2548 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h4wm-jrw8-h7r4.

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