CVE-2005-4209 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.1% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
WorldClient webmail in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to prevent arbitrary users from accessing their inboxes via script tags in the Subject header of an e-mail message, which prevents the user from being able to access the Inbox folder, possibly due to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.13% — more likely to be exploited than 81% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alt-n | mdaemon |
| alt-n | worldclient |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Alt-N MDaemon WorldClient 8.1.3 - Denial of Service | 2005-12-12 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17990
- http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/mdaemon.zip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15815
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17990
- http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/mdaemon.zip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15815
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23551
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