CVE-2005-2769

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SqWebMail 5.0.4 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML e-mail containing tags with strings that contain ">" or other special characters, which is not properly sanitized by SqWebMail.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.95% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16600/	patch third party advisory exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2005/Aug/975	mailing list
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-39/advisory/	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14676	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/17156	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22043	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-201-1	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112534112715638&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2769?: CVE-2005-2769 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2769?: To fix CVE-2005-2769, 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-2005-2769 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2769 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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