CVE-2008-0872 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterMail Enterprise 4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a STYLE attribute of an element in the Subject field of an e-mail message.

Published: 2008-02-21

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smartertools:smartermail_enterprise:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0879	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterMail Enterprise 4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a STYLE attribute of an element in the Subject field of an e-mail message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/SmarterMailXSS.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/29024
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3686
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488313/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27878
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019461

History

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Subscriptions

Smartertools Smartermail Enterprise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-21T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.198Z

Reserved: 2008-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0872

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-21T19:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:30.950

Link: CVE-2008-0872

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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