CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-4556

Improper Neutralization

Published: Dec 16, 2022 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability was found in Alinto SOGo up to 5.7.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function _migrateMailIdentities of the file SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserDefaults.m of the component Identity Handler. The manipulation of the argument fullName leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 5.8.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is efac49ae91a4a325df9931e78e543f707a0f8e5e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-215960.

Weakness

The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Sogo Alinto * 5.8.0 (excluding)

Extended Description

If a message is malformed, it may cause the message to be incorrectly interpreted. Neutralization is an abstract term for any technique that ensures that input (and output) conforms with expectations and is “safe.” This can be done by:

This weakness typically applies in cases where the product prepares a control message that another process must act on, such as a command or query, and malicious input that was intended as data, can enter the control plane instead. However, this weakness also applies to more general cases where there are not always control implications.

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