# CVE-2012-2593: Cross-site scripting in Atmail Webmail Server

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Date field in the Atmail Webmail Server administrative interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 6 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h258-fm27-wwcv

## What is CVE-2012-2593?

CVE-2012-2593 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atmail Webmail Server, published on 6 Feb 2020. 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 the administrative interface in Atmail Webmail Server 6.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Date field of an email.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2593?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Atmail Atmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2593 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2593 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AtMail Email Server Appliance 6.4 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting / Cross-Site Request Forgery / Remote Code Execution (exploitdb)
- Atmail XSS-CSRF-RCE Exploit Chain (github_poc): https://github.com/AndrewTrube/CVE-2012-2593

## Other vulnerabilities in Atmail Webmail Server

- [CVE-2013-5031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5031/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5032/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5033](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5033/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5034/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-24133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24133/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2593 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2593 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Atmail Webmail Server, published on 6 Feb 2020. 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-2012-2593 exists.

Affected product: Atmail Webmail Server. 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-2012-2593/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2593/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2593
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2593
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2593

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.