# CVE-2005-1488: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into various fields of Merak Mail Server, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/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:** 11 May 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4jfq-wxfj-827m

## What is CVE-2005-1488?

CVE-2005-1488 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 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 Mail Server 8.0.3 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.4.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the E-mail address, Note, or Public Certificate fields to address.html, (2) addressaction.html, (3) the Signature field to settings.html, or (4) the Shared calendars to calendarsettings.html.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1488?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Icewarp Web Mail, Merak Mail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-1670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1670/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1672/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1673/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1674/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0258/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1488 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2005-1488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.