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CVE-2007-4172

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Webmail (OWM) 2.52 20060831 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) searchtype, (2) longpag…

Published Aug 7, 2007open_webmailCWE-79EPSS 1.03%

Overview

CVE-2007-4172 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting open_webmail open_webmail. It was published on August 7, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Webmail (OWM) 2.52 20060831 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) searchtype, (2) longpage, and (3) page parameters to (a) openwebmail-main.pl; the (4) prefs_caller, (5) userfirsttime, (6) page, (7) sort, (8) folder, and (9) message_id parameters to (b) openwebmail-prefs.pl; the (10) compose_caller, (11) msgdatetype, (12) keyword, (13) searchtype, (14) folder, (15) page, and (16) sort parameters to (c) openwebmail-send.pl; the (17) folder, (18) page, and (19) sort parameters to (d) openwebmail-folder.pl; the (20) searchtype, (21) page, (22) filesort, (23) singlepage, (24) showhidden, (25) showthumbnail, and (26) message_id parameters to (e) openwebmail-webdisk.pl; the (27) folder parameter to (f) openwebmail-advsearch.pl; and the (28) abookcollapse, (29) abooksearchtype, (30) abooksort, (31) abooklongpage, (32) abookpage, (33) message_id, (34) searchtype, (35) msgdatetype, (36) s

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from open_webmail. Update open_webmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
open_webmailopen_webmail0Affected

References

Refpridels-team.blogspot.com/2007/08/openwebmail-multiple-xss-vuln.htmlRefsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2965Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25175Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35754Refpridels-team.blogspot.com/2007/08/openwebmail-multiple-xss-vuln.htmlRefsecurityreason.com/securityalert/2965Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25175Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35754

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4172?

CVE-2007-4172 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting open_webmail open_webmail. It was published on August 7, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-4172?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-4172?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from open_webmail. Update open_webmail to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-4172?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-4172 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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