CVE-2015-9279 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via stored XSS in MailEnable email bodies, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-9279?
CVE-2015-9279 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mailenable Mailenable, published on 16 Jan 2019. 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
MailEnable before 8.60 allows Stored XSS via malformed use of "<img/src" with no ">" character in the body of an e-mail message.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mailenable Mailenable.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9279 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-2015-9279 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9279 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mailenable Mailenable
- CVE-2015-9280 XML external entity in n/a
- CVE-2025-44148 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2019-12924 XML external entity in n/a
- 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
- CVE-2015-9277 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24qx-986r-jvf4.