Debian DSA-533-1 : courier - XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15370

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was discovered in sqwebmail, a web mail application provided by the courier mail suite, whereby an attacker could cause web script to be executed within the security context of the sqwebmail application by injecting it via an email message.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.37.3-2.5.

We recommend that you update your courier package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-533

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15370

File Name: debian_DSA-533.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:courier, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0591

BID: 10588

DSA: 533