CVE-2012-2586

Mailtraq 2.17.3.3150 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting via Email Subject and Body

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2586. PoCs published by loneferret.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in MailTraq 2.17.3.3150 by injecting malicious JavaScript payloads into email fields (Subject, Body, Date) via SMTP. The PoC sends an email with an XSS payload in the Subject field, triggering execution when the victim views the email.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mailtraq 2.17.3.3150 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message subject with (1) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method or (2) a SCRIPT element; an e-mail message body with (3) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, (4) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element, or (5) a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) expression property in the STYLE attribute of an IMG element; or an e-mail message Date header with (6) a JavaScript alert function used in conjunction with the fromCharCode method, (7) a SCRIPT element, (8) a CSS expression property in the STYLE attribute of an arbitrary element, (9) a crafted SRC attribute of an IFRAME element, or (10) a data: URL in the CONTENT attribute of an HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" META element.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by loneferret · pythonwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20353

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in MailTraq 2.17.3.3150 by injecting malicious JavaScript payloads into email fields (Subject, Body, Date) via SMTP. The PoC sends an email with an XSS payload in the Subject field, triggering execution when the victim views the email.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MailTraq 2.17.3.3150
Auth required
Prerequisites: SMTP server access · Valid credentials for authentication · Victim interaction to view the email
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20353/

Scores

EPSS 0.0247
EPSS Percentile 82.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
mailtraq/mailtraq 2.17.3.3150
Published Sep 19, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026