# CVE-2019-15071: Openfind MAIL2000 Webmail Pre-Auth Cross-Site Scripting

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Openfind MAIL2000 webmail interface, potentially compromising user accounts.

- **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:** 20 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pcw-pjx7-5hgw

## What is CVE-2019-15071?

CVE-2019-15071 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Openfind MAIL2000, published on 20 Nov 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

The "/cgi-bin/go" page in MAIL2000 through version 6.0 and 7.0 has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing execution of arbitrary code via ACTION parameter without authentication. The code can executed for any user accessing the page. This vulnerability affects many mail system of governments, organizations, companies and universities.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openfind Mail2000.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-15071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-15071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openfind MAIL2000

- [CVE-2024-5400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5400/): Openfind Mail2000 - OS Command Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-5399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5399/): Openfind Mail2000 - OS Command Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-12776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12776/): Openfind Mail2000 - Broken Access Control (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2024-6740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6740/): Openfind Mail2000 - Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-15072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15072/): Openfind MAIL2000 Webmail Post-Auth Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-15071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-15071 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Openfind MAIL2000, published on 20 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Openfind MAIL2000. 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-2019-15071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15071/
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