CVE-2023-22902Network attack vector

Cross-site scripting via insufficient upload filtering

Published Mar 27, 2023 · Updated Feb 19, 2025

Cross-site scripting in Openfind Mail2000 7 and 8 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through uploaded files. The file-upload function accepts special characters in user-controlled content without sufficient filtering, allowing script markup to reach a browser. Exploitation requires a general user account and user interaction; successful execution can read or alter data available to the browser session.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Openfind Mail2000 7 and 8 allows remote authenticated users to inject JavaScript through uploaded files. The file-upload function accepts special characters in user-controlled content without sufficient filtering, allowing script markup to reach a browser. Exploitation requires a general user account and user interaction; successful execution can read or alter data available to the browser session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22902
Published
Mar 27, 2023
Updated
Feb 19, 2025
Vendor
Openfind
Product
Mail2000
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7
  2. Affected versionversion=8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Openfind · Mail2000version=7; version=8

Published CVSS scores

5.4TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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