# CVE-2005-2769: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via malicious HTML emails in SqWebMail, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Sep 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2769, GHSA-8j49-2677-2p5x

## What is CVE-2005-2769?

CVE-2005-2769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SqWebMail 5.0.4 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML e-mail containing tags with strings that contain ">" or other special characters, which is not properly sanitized by SqWebMail.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inter7 Sqwebmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-2769?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-2769 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2769 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SqWebMail 5.0.4 - HTML Email IMG Tag Script Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1308/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-0591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0591/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2004-2313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2313/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-2820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2820/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2005-2724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2724/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-2769 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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-2005-2769 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-2005-2769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.