# CVE-2012-0389: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the Username parameter in the password recovery page, 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:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-757w-c3r7-cxpp

## What is CVE-2012-0389?

CVE-2012-0389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 24 Jan 2012. 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 ForgottenPassword.aspx in MailEnable Professional, Enterprise, and Premium 4.26 and earlier, 5.x before 5.53, and 6.x before 6.03 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Username parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0389?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailenable Mailenable.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0389 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0389 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MailEnable 6.02 - 'ForgottonPassword.aspx' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- MailEnable Webmail - Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Mailenable Mailenable

- [CVE-2015-9280](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9280/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-44148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44148/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12924](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12924/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9278/): MailEnable before 8.60 allows Privilege Escalation because admin accounts could be created as a consequence of %0A mishandling in AUTH.TAB a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9277/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0389 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 24 Jan 2012. 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-2012-0389 exists.

Affected product: Mailenable Mailenable. 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-2012-0389/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0389/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0389
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0389
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0389

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