CVE-2004-2704 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Hastymail fails to set Content-Disposition headers, allowing Internet Explorer to render attachments inline and execute cross-site scripting attacks.
- 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-2004-2704?
CVE-2004-2704 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 6 Oct 2007. 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
Hastymail 1.0.1 and earlier (stable) and 1.1 and earlier (development) does not send the "attachment" parameter in the Content-Disposition field for attachments, which causes the attachment to be rendered inline by Internet Explorer when the victim clicks the download link, which facilitates cross-site scripting (XSS) and possibly other attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2704?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hastymail Hastymail, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2704 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-2004-2704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q953-qm86-wxwh.