Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- iPlanet Messaging Server - Messenger Express Expression() HTML Injection EDB-28890 · webapps · Oct 31, 2006 · verified
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References
- sun-messaging-expression-xss(29929) vdb-entry
- 20838 vdb-entry
- 20061031 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express by "Sun" mailing-list
- 20061031 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express by "Sun" mailing-list
- 1806 third-party-advisory