Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in openwebmail-read.pl in Open WebMail (OWM) 2.52, and other versions released before 06/18/2006, a
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in openwebmail-read.pl in Open WebMail (OWM) 2.52, and other versions released before 06/18/2006, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the from field. NOTE: some third party sources have mentioned the "to" and "from" fields, although CVE analysis shows that these are associated with the previous version, a different executable, and a different CVE.
- Published
- Jun 27, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 70th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
17
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| open webmail | open webmail | cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- open webmail open webmailup to 2.52 inclusive
- open webmail open webmail1.7
- open webmail open webmail1.71
- open webmail open webmail1.8
- open webmail open webmail1.81
- open webmail open webmail1.90
- open webmail open webmail2.20
- open webmail open webmail2.21
- open webmail open webmail2.30
- open webmail open webmail2.31
- open webmail open webmail2.32
- open webmail open webmail2.41
- open webmail open webmail2.5
- open webmail open webmail2.51
Same product
open webmail: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2005-1435Open WebMail (OWM) before 2.51 20050430 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filena31Monitor
- CVE-2002-1385openwebmail_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via ..28Monitor
- CVE-2006-2190Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ow-shared.pl in OpenWebMail (OWM) 2.51 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary w27Monitor
- CVE-2004-2458Open WebMail 2.30 and earlier, when use_syshomedir is disabled or create_syshomedir is enabled, creates new directories before authenticatin20Monitor
- CVE-2002-2410openwebmail.pl in Open WebMail 1.7 and 1.71 reveals sensitive information in error messages and generates different responses whether a user20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- openwebmail.acatysmoof.com/dev/svn/index.pl/openwebmail/diff/trunk/src/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail-read.pl?rev1=236%3Brev2=237
- openwebmail.org/openwebmail/doc/changes.txt
- secunia.com/advisories/20714
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-June/000902.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18598
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2485
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27309
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.