A vulnerability was found in Alinto SOGo up to 5.7.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file SoObjects/SOGo/NSString+Utilities.m of the component Folder/Mail Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 5.8.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 1e0f5f00890f751e84d67be4f139dd7f00faa5f3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-215961 was assigned to this vulnerability.
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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sogo | Alinto | * | 5.8.0 (excluding) |
| Sogo | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Sogo | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Sogo | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Sogo | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Sogo | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
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.