CVE-2007-4172 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 7 Aug 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in Open Webmail, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2007-4172?

CVE-2007-4172 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2007. 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 Open Webmail (OWM) 2.52 20060831 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) searchtype, (2) longpage, and (3) page parameters to (a) openwebmail-main.pl; the (4) prefs_caller, (5) userfirsttime, (6) page, (7) sort, (8) folder, and (9) message_id parameters to (b) openwebmail-prefs.pl; the (10) compose_caller, (11) msgdatetype, (12) keyword, (13) searchtype, (14) folder, (15) page, and (16) sort parameters to (c) openwebmail-send.pl; the (17) folder, (18) page, and (19) sort parameters to (d) openwebmail-folder.pl; the (20) searchtype, (21) page, (22) filesort, (23) singlepage, (24) showhidden, (25) showthumbnail, and (26) message_id parameters to (e) openwebmail-webdisk.pl; the (27) folder parameter to (f) openwebmail-advsearch.pl; and the (28) abookcollapse, (29) abooksearchtype, (30) abooksort, (31) abooklongpage, (32) abookpage, (33) message_id, (34) searchtype, (35) msgdatetype, (36) sort, (37) page, (38) rootxowmuid, and (39) listviewmode parameters to (g) openwebmail-abook.pl, different vectors than CVE-2005-2863, CVE-2006-2190, CVE-2006-3229, and CVE-2006-3233.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open Webmail Open Webmail.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4172 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-2007-4172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h42-mpmq-5frp.