CVE-2004-2704

Description

Hastymail 1.0.1 and earlier (stable) and 1.1 and earlier (development) does not send the "attachment" parameter in the Content-Disposition field for attachments, which causes the attachment to be rendered inline by Internet Explorer when the victim clicks the download link, which facilitates cross-site scripting (XSS) and possibly other attacks.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.15% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/12358 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11022 vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/9131 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0322.html mailing list
http://hastymail.sourceforge.net/security.php patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17091 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011054 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2704?
CVE-2004-2704 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2704?
To fix CVE-2004-2704, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-2704 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2704 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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