CVE-2023-48974
Published: 08 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-48974 is a critical-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Axigen Axigen Mail Server. Its CVSS base score is 9.6 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-48974 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability, tracked as CWE-79, that affects Axigen WebMail versions prior to 10.3.3.61. The flaw is present in the serverName_input parameter and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability when chained through a compromised client session.
A remote attacker can exploit the issue without prior authentication by supplying a crafted script to the vulnerable parameter, enabling privilege escalation that may allow the attacker to act with elevated privileges within the WebMail interface and potentially affect other users or server resources.
Vendor advisories direct administrators to upgrade to Axigen 10.3.3.61, with the fixed release available from the official download and updates pages at axigen.com. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0658 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-52999
Vulnerability details
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Axigen WebMail prior to 10.3.3.61 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the serverName_input parameter.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.