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NeoMail sort Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for sort parameter cross-site scripting vulnerability in NeoMail

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

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

Description :

The remote host is running NeoMail, an open-source webmail application
written in Perl.

The installed version of this software fails to validate the 'sort'
parameter in the 'neomail.pl' script before using it to generate
dynamic content. A possible hacker may be able to exploit this issue to
inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser, to be
executed within the security context of the affected application,
resulting in the theft of session cookies and a compromise of a user's
account.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423901/30/0/threaded

Solution :

Upgrade to NeoMail version 1.28 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:C)

Networks Security ID: 16480

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

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