CVE-2020-18724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the contact name field in the distribution list of MDaemon webmail 19.5.5 allows an attacker to executes code and perform a XSS attack while opening a contact list.

Published: 2021-02-03

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:altn:mdaemon_webmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-10641	Authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the contact name field in the distribution list of MDaemon webmail 19.5.5 allows an attacker to executes code and perform a XSS attack while opening a contact list.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03191.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kailashbohara.com.np/blog/2020/07/15/mdaemon-stored-xss
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161332/Alt-N-MDaemon-Webmail-20.0.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://www.altn.com/Support/SecurityUpdate/MD082520_MDaemon_EN/

History

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Subscriptions

Altn Mdaemon Webmail

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-03T17:27:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:08:29.664Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-18724

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-03T18:15:16.100

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:59:26.243

Link: CVE-2020-18724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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