CVE-2023-48114 — SmarterTools SmarterMail 8495 through 8664 before 8747 allows stored XSS by usin

SmarterTools SmarterMail 8495 through 8664 before 8747 allows stored XSS by using image/svg+xml and an uploaded SVG document. This occurs because the application tries to allow youtube.com URLs, but actually allows youtube.com followed by an @ character and an attacker-controlled

01What is this vulnerability?

SmarterTools SmarterMail 8495 through 8664 before 8747 allows stored XSS by using image/svg+xml and an uploaded SVG document. This occurs because the application tries to allow youtube.com URLs, but actually allows youtube.com followed by an @ character and an attacker-controlled domain name.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T21:23:39.028Z

09References

• www.smartertools.com — https://www.smartertools.com/smartermail/release-notes/current
• co3us.gitbook.io — https://co3us.gitbook.io/write-ups/stored-xss-in-email-body-of-smartermail-cve-2…