CVE-2004-2548

SurgeMail < 2.0c and WebMail - Cross-Site Scripting via URI or Login Username Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2548. PoCs published by Donnie Werner.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SurgeMail/WebMail versions 1.9 and prior, and WebMail 3.1d. The vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NetWin (1) SurgeMail before 2.0c and (2) WebMail allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (a) a URI containing the script, or (b) the username field in the login form. NOTE: it is possible that the first attack vector is resultant from the error message issue (CVE-2004-2547).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Donnie Werner · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24177

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SurgeMail/WebMail versions 1.9 and prior, and WebMail 3.1d. The vulnerability arises from insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SurgeMail/WebMail versions 1.9 and prior, WebMail 3.1d
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/updates.htm
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10483
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16320
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/6746
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0056.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11772

Scores

EPSS 0.0204
EPSS Percentile 78.6%

Details

Status published
Products (9)
netwin/surgemail 1.8a
netwin/surgemail 1.8b3
netwin/surgemail 1.8d
netwin/surgemail 1.8f
netwin/surgemail 1.8g3
netwin/surgemail 1.9
netwin/surgemail 1.9b2
netwin/surgemail < 2.0a2
netwin/webmail 3.1d
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026