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GroupWise WebAccess Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for cross-site scripting vulnerability in GroupWise WebAccess

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a script that is affected by a
cross-site scripting issue.

Description :

The remote host is running a version of GroupWise WebAccess from
Novell that fails to sanitize email messages of HTML and script code
embedded in IMG tags. A possible hacker can exploit this flaw to launch
cross-site scripting attacks against users of WebAccess by sending
them specially crafted email messages.

See also :

http://www.infobyte.com.ar/adv/ISR-11.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-07/0322.html
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10098301.htm

Solution :

Upgrade to GroupWise 6.5 SP5 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 14310

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Tenable Network Security

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