CVE-2012-5889 powermail extension for TYPO3 has Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

What is CVE-2012-5889?

CVE-2012-5889 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2012. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the powermail extension before 1.6.5 for TYPO3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5889?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including in2code/powermail. It affects 1 product.

Products include Alex Kellner Powermail.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5889?

Upgrade in2code/powermail to 1.6.5 or later.

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-2012-5889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-3947 TYPO3 powermail extension has unrestricted file upload vulnerability High 7.5
• CVE-2014-6288 TYPO3 powermail extension allows remote attackers to bypass CAPTCHA protection mechanism High 7.5
• CVE-2010-3604 powermail extension for TYPO3 vulnerable to SQL Injection High 7.5
• CVE-2010-0329 TYPO3 powermail Extension Vulnerable to SQL Injection via Unspecified Vectors High 7.5
• CVE-2010-3687 Business logic in n/a Medium 5.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8cg3-jfjx-3pp2.