CVE-2024-6740 Openfind Mail2000 - Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject JavaScript via email attachments in Openfind Mail2000, leading to stored XSS and potential 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-2024-6740?

CVE-2024-6740 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Openfind Mail2000 V7.0, published on 15 Jul 2024. 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

Openfind's Mail2000 does not properly validate email atachments, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject JavaScript code within the attachment and perform Stored Cross-site scripting attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6740?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openfind Mail2000.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6740 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-2024-6740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qxgh-7pwc-j54v.

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