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medium 4.3

CVE-2005-4209 json

WorldClient webmail in Alt-N MDaemon 8.1.3 allows remote attackers to prevent arbitrary users from accessing their inboxes via script tags…

published 2005-12-13 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4204

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26779)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26779 Alt-N MDaemon WorldClient 8.1.3 - Denial of Service dos, 2005-12-12
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15815 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/17990 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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