Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:10521

Info

Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10521
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0588
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 11 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:16AM
Credit: Disclosure of this issue is credited to Keigo Yamazaki.
Vulnerable: Usermin Usermin 1.0 70
Not Vulnerable: Usermin Usermin 1.0 80

Discussion

Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

Usermin is reportedly affected by a script code execution vulnerability when rendering HTML email messages. This issue is due to a failure to sanitize HTML email messages.

This issue will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user; facilitating theft of cookie based authentication credentials. This could potentially allow unauthorized access to user accounts on the computer.

Exploit / POC

Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an upgrade dealing with this issue.

Gentoo Linux has released advisory GLSA 200406-15 dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information. Users of affected packages are urged to execute the following as superuser:
emerge sync
emerge -pv ">=app-admin/usermin-1.080"
emerge ">=app-admin/usermin-1.080"


Usermin Usermin 1.0 70

References

Usermin HTML Email Script Code Execution Vulnerability

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