# CVE-2023-4594: Cross-site Scripting in BVRP Software SLmail

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into SLmail admin interface, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

- **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:** 23 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g9w-5w7v-3g42

## What is CVE-2023-4594?

CVE-2023-4594 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BVRP Software SLmail, published on 23 Nov 2023. 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

Stored XSS vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to store a malicious JavaScript payload via GET and POST methods on multiple parameters in the MailAdmin_dll.htm file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4594?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Seattlelab Slmail.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4594?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4594 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in BVRP Software SLmail

- [CVE-2023-4595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4595/): Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory in BVRP Software SLmail (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-4593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4593/): Path Traversal in BVRP Software SLmail (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4594 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4594 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BVRP Software SLmail, published on 23 Nov 2023. 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-2023-4594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: BVRP Software SLmail. 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-2023-4594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4594/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4594
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4594
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4594

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4594/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.